High · Regular · Grades 9 to 12

George Washington High School, Charleston, WV

CEP schoolGeorge Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, part of Kanawha County Schools. It enrolled 1,145 students in 2024-25, with 22.5 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 1,145
Teachers (FTE): 51.0
Students per teacher: 22.5
Grades: 9 to 12

This school's ratio is 8.9 higher than the district figure of 13.6. The West Virginia average across schools is 13.6. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school22.5

District13.6

West Virginia13.6

United States15.3

School details

Address: 1522 Tennis Club Rd, Charleston, WV 25314
Phone: (304)348-7729
District: Kanawha County Schools
County: Kanawha County
Level: High
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Locale: City: Small
NCES school ID: 540060000397

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Direct certification: 308Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other high schools in Kanawha County Schools

Riverside High School 1,057 students
Capital High School 1,051 students
Saint Albans High School 882 students
South Charleston High School 874 students
Nitro High School 818 students
Herbert Hoover High School 782 students
Sissonville High School 564 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.