Capital High School

As a sprawling 9-12 campus in Charleston, West Virginia, Capital High School serves 1,051 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Kanawha County Schools. That puts it 64% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

Capital High School is one of 61 schools operated by Kanawha County Schools, a district that instructs 23,085 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Capital High School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Capital High School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Kanawha County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Capital High School is one.

The closest other public school is Shoals Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Capital High School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,243 (now 1,051). White enrollment moved from 64% to 59% across the same window.

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