Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy
Public · Grades 9 · 890 students
Capital City High School
135 E. Hanover Street, Trenton, NJ 08618
Grades
9–12
High
Students
756
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Trenton Public School District
Mercer County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 404 New Jersey high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Capital City High School
Capital City High School is a public high school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Trenton Public School District. The school is located in a small city in Mercer County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 756 students were enrolled, with about 18.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey high school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 404 New Jersey high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 756 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Trenton Public School District
- County
- Mercer County
- NCES school ID
- 341629000449
Schools near Capital City High School
All 40 schools in Trenton →
New Jersey State Prison
Alternative · Grades 9–12
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus
Public · Grades 10–12 · 2,097 students
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
Charter · Grades 6–11 · 543 students
Morrisville HS
Public · Grades 6–12 · 405 students
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 562 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.