Captain John L. Chapin High School

31°50′34″N 106°26′33″W / 31.8427°N 106.4426°W / 31.8427; -106.4426

Captain John L. Chapin High School
Location
Map
7000 Dyer Street
El Paso, Texas 79904
Information
TypePublic
MottoHome of the Huskies
EstablishedFall 1999
Principal(Vacant)
Staff119.03 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,830 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.37[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue, white and Columbia blue    
Athletics conference1-5A
NicknameHuskies
Website[1]
Chapin's fine arts building

Chapin High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas. Chapin is located at the intersection of Dyer Street and Ellerthorpe Avenue. This land is reserved for the United States Government and is a part of the El Paso Independent School District. It is the only high school in the continental United States that is on government property but not owned by the government.[2] The school enrolls over 1,800 students in grades 9 to 12. Nearly half of the students are military dependents from nearby Fort Bliss. The school also accepts students from throughout the city of El Paso as part of its pre-engineering magnet program.

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  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - CHAPIN H S (481830008776)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Only four secondary schools are run by DoD in the continental US. -- Elisabeth Bumiller (25 December 2012) "With a Parent Off Again at War, a Holiday of Pride and Isolation", The New York Times, pp A1, A12. Of the over two dozen high schools operated by the US Department of Defense Education Activity (dodea), only 4 high schools in the Continental US are operated by the DODEA; all 4 are east of the Mississippi River. accessdate=2012-12-25