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What's the one class at SAINT ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
882
High
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000444
Saint Albans High School
2100 Kanawha Ter, Saint Albans, WV 25177 · (304) 722-0212 · Kanawha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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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 | 306 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 218 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 203 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 23% · 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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
57.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
32.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Saint Albans High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #11 of 107 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #16 of 108 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 882 | #27 of 118 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #96 of 104 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #22 of 104 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #30 of 80 | N/A |
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
882
-129 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 882 | 47 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 52 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 993 | 46 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 45% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 1,028 | 54 | 19.0:1 | 42% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 1,012 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 47% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 1,070 | 64 | 16.7:1 | 38% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 23% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | 56 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Albans High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,028 to 882); teachers down 13% (54 to 47).
About Saint Albans High School
Saint Albans High School is a mid-sized high school in Saint Albans, West Virginia, administered by Kanawha County Schools. It had 882 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 640 students for high schools in West Virginia.
Saint Albans High School is in Kanawha County Schools, a district with 23,485 students across 65 schools.
Roughly 88% of students at Saint Albans High School are White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 5% Black. Kanawha County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Saint Albans High School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. High schools in West Virginia average 13.8:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here.
The school's county is Kanawha County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $60,943, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kanawha County's 70 public schools enroll about 25,173 students and include Saint Albans High School.
Alban Elementary School is the nearest public school to Saint Albans High School, about 0.4 miles away. Saint Albans High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES assigns Saint Albans High School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 1,011 in 2020-21 to 882 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Saint Albans High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kanawha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,537
Census ACS
Median income
$60,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
25,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kanawha County Schools
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,051 students
- South Charleston High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Nitro High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolHigh · 782 students
Other schools in Saint Albans
- Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 464 students
- Alban Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- McKinley Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
- Anne Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Alban Elementary School0.4 mi · 376
- Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- McKinley Middle School1.2 mi · 255
- George C. Weimer Elementary School1.3 mi · 134
- Lakewood Elementary School1.5 mi · 294
- Hayes Middle School1.7 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Albans High SchoolHow many students attend Saint Albans High School?
Saint Albans High School enrolls approximately 882 students in grades 09-12.
Is Saint Albans High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saint Albans High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Saint Albans High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Saint Albans High School.
How diverse is Saint Albans High School?
Saint Albans High School reports a student body of 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Saint Albans High School?
Saint Albans High School is overseen by Kanawha County Schools in Kanawha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.