{{Short description|Public secondary school in Chariton, Iowa, United States}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Chariton High School | image = | alt = | caption = | motto = <!-- or | mottoes = --> | motto_translation = | location = 501 N. Grand<br>Chariton, Iowa 50049 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|41.019|-93.307|display=inline,title}} | type = Public secondary | established = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} --> | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} --> | district = Chariton Community School District | authority = <!-- or | educational_authority = or | local_authority = --> | principal = Tracy Hall | faculty = | teaching_staff = 27.74 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | grades = 9–12 | enrollment = 375 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1907050&ID=190705000313|title=Chariton High School District |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref> | ratio = 13.52<ref name=NCES/> | campus_size = | campus_type = Town: Remote | athletic_conference = South Central | mascot = Chargers | colors = Red and White <br>{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} | accreditation = <!-- or | accreditations = --> | publication = | newspaper = | yearbook = | affiliation = <!-- or | affiliations = --> | website = {{URL|https://www.charitonschools.org/high_school/}} | footnotes = }}
'''Chariton High School''' is located in Chariton, Iowa, part of the Chariton Community School District.
There are students from six towns including Chariton, Russell, Williamson, Lucas enrolled in the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_CHARITON.pdf|title=Chariton|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
== Athletics == Athletic teams of Chariton High School are known as the Chargers. School colors have changed over the years. Currently the school colors are Red and White, though many uniforms are trimmed in silver. The '''Chargers''' participate in the South Central Conference in the following sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southcentralconf.org/|title=South Central Conference|publisher=South Central Conference|access-date=2020-08-10}}</ref>
*Football *Cross Country ** Boys' 1969 Class A State Champions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-XC-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref> *Volleyball *Basketball *Wrestling *Golf *Tennis *Track and Field *Soccer *Baseball *Softball
==Notable alumni== *Paul Engebretsen, National Football League player *T. J. Hockenson, National Football League player
==See also== *List of high schools in Iowa
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175506/https://www.chariton.k12.ia.us/vnews/display.v/SEC/High%20School Chariton High School]
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Category:Chariton, Iowa Category:Public high schools in Iowa Category:Schools in Lucas County, Iowa
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