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Enrollment
756
High
DISTRICT 1,248 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629000449
Capital City High School
135 E. Hanover Street, TRENTON, NJ 08618 · (609) 256-8190 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
424 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 10 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 193 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 38% |
| Grade 12 | 263 | 35% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsMath
0.0%
NJ avg 39.4%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 39 of 100.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Capital City High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital City High School this school | 756 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON | 803 | 62.8% | 14.8% |
| Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy Trenton | 890 | 64.7% | 8.7% |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA | 475 | 59.6% | 39.7% |
| Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON | 379 | 64.6% | 13.4% |
| Lodi High School LODI | 906 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capital City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #400 of 400 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #244 of 442 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #381 of 388 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #302 of 389 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #124 of 405 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +119.1% | #4 of 173 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
756
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
+158% since 2010-11, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 56% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 37.5 | 16.4:1 | 31% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.5 | 14.7:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 32% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 38 | 9.1:1 | 72% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 38 | 9.1:1 | 69% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 34 | 8.6:1 | 25% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capital City High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 119% (345 to 756); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Capital City High School
Federal records list Capital City High School as a high school in TRENTON, New Jersey. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 756 students.
Trenton Public School District is the district for Capital City High School. It has 25 schools and 13,549 students.
The student body at Capital City High School is 75% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 22% Black. Mercer County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 51 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is lower. A total of 424 students, or 56%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In the wider Mercer County area, the median household earns about $100,645 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Capital City High School shares Mercer County with 109 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Capital City High School had a net loss of 73 students, or 9%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trenton Public School District
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Grant Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
Other schools in TRENTON
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Foundation Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,155 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
Other Capital City High schools
One other US public school is named Capital City High. Capital City High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLJEFFERSON CITY, MO · 1,314 students
Nearby schools
- Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School0.4 mi · 468
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy0.4 mi · 890
- Grant Intermediate School0.5 mi · 610
- Battle Monument Intermediate School0.6 mi · 499
- Carroll Robbins Elementary School0.7 mi · 459
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School0.7 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Capital City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Capital City High School?
Capital City High School enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 09-12.
Is Capital City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Capital City High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Capital City High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Capital City High School.
How diverse is Capital City High School?
Capital City High School reports a student body of 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Capital City High School?
Capital City High School is overseen by Trenton Public School District in Mercer County.
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