The Capital District consist of public schools located East and Northeast of the

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in the

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. Capital District schools compete in the 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A divisions.

Facts about the District

The district contained seven schools until 2003, when new Hanover High School opened. The district went back to seven schools the next year when John F. Kennedy High School merged with Armstrong High School. In 2010, the district expanded back to eight schools when newly constructe
Glen Allen High School
was opened. In 2015 Glen Allen High School was moved to the Colonial District for proximity reasons. Patrick Henry High School was pulled from the colonial district and placed in the capital district allowing all Hanover County Schools to compete against each other annually. Atlee, Hanover, Patrick Henry and Mechanicsville HS are located in

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. Highland Springs, Henrico, and Varina HS are located in

Henrico County Henrico County , officially the County of Henrico, is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico County is incl ...

. Armstrong HS is located in the

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Member schools

* Armstrong High School of Richmond, Virginia *

Atlee High School Atlee High School is a secondary school serving central Hanover County, Virginia located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. Atlee High School is a part of the Hanover County School District. History Atlee High School opened in 1991. Aca ...

of Mechanicsville, Virginia * Hanover High School of Mechanicsville, Virginia *

Henrico High School Henrico High School is a public high school located in Henrico County, Virginia and operated by the Henrico County Public Schools. It has two specialty centers — the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years/ Diploma Program and the Center ...

of Richmond, Virginia *

Highland Springs High School Highland Springs High School is a public high school located in the East End of Henrico County, Virginia. It was one of the first high schools established in the Greater Richmond Region. Replacement school After 70 years in its Oak Avenue fa ...

of Highland Springs, Virginia *

Mechanicsville High School Mechanicsville High School (formerly Lee-Davis High School) is a public high school located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Hanover County Public Schools. History Mechanicsvill ...

of Mechanicsville, Virginia *

Varina High School Varina High School is located in eastern Henrico County, Virginia. It is one of nine high schools in Henrico County Public Schools and was founded in 1909, with the current campus opening in 1963. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil, branded aft ...

of Richmond, Virginia * Patrick Henry High School of Ashland, Virginia

References

{{Reflist Virginia High School League