School Profile

For a printable/downloadable version Capital HS Profile 2021

2021-2022 Capital High School Profile

About our School:

Helena is the capital city of Montana. The school district serves approximately 48,000 people within the city, throughout the Helena valley, surrounding Lewis and Clark County, and northern Jefferson County. The public-school system has eleven elementary schools, two middle schools, and two comprehensive high schools and one alternative high school program that serves both high school populations.

School Enrollment Information:

  • Total Enrollment: 1,360
  • Grades Enrolled: 9, 10, 11, 12
  • Number of faculty: 99
  • Size of Senior Class: 288

Pattern of School Year:

2 semesters, 90 days per semester, 50-minute class periods, 7 periods per day, and 6 credit bearing

Graduation Requirements:

23 credits of class work are required for graduation, 16 are required and 7.0 are elective. Semester classes earn .5 credits; full year courses earn 1.0 credit.

  • English: 4.0 credits
  • Social Studies: 3.0 credits
  • Mathematics: 3.0 credits
  • Science: 2.0 credits
  • Human Performance: 1.5 credits
  • Fine Art: 1.0 credit
  • CTE: 1.0 credit
  • Health: 0.5 credit
  • Elective: 7.0 credits

Grading System

Letter grades of A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0, are given in all areas on an unweighted 4.0 system. W/F=Withdrew Fail and W/M=Withdrew Medical.

Curriculum:

  • Honors
    • Honors English 1
    • Honors English II
    • Honors World Cultures
    • Honors Math I (Algebra I/Geometry),
    • Honors Math II (Geometry/Algebra II)
    • Honors Pre-Calculus
    • Honors Earth and Space Science
    • Honors Biology I
  • AP
    • AP English III (Comp)
    • AP English IV (Lit)
    • AP Computer Science Principles
    • AP Human Geography
    • AP US History
    • AP American Government
    • AP Environmental Sci
    • AP European History
    • AP Calculus
    • AP Statistics
    • AP Biology
    • AP Chemistry
    • AP Physics
    • AP Spanish V
    • AP Art History
  • Dual Credit
    • College Writing/College Lit
    • Technical Writing
    • Intro to Public Speaking
    • Technical Math
    • College Algebra
    • Intro to Statistics
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Calculus 1
    • Calculus 2
    • Accounting Procedures
    • MS Word/MS Excel
    • CNC Milling/CAD-CAM
    • Welding Safety
    • Intro to Auto

 

Post High School Follow-Up: (Class of 2020)

4 year college/university: 57%

Military: 6%

2 year college: 14%

Work full time: 9%

Trade/Apprentice: 1.7%

Other: 10