Type public high school Principal Haley Ralston Grades 9-12 Phone +1 859-238-1308 Feeder school Bate Middle School | CEEB code 180645 Faculty 78 Age 13 to 19 Number of students 500 (2013–2014) | |
District Danville Independent School District Similar Danville Independ Schools, Boyle County High Sch, Boyle County Middle Sc, Bate Middle School, Danville High School F Profiles | ||
Danville High School is a public high school serving the ninth through twelfth grades in Danville, Kentucky, USA. It is one of five schools and the only high school in the Danville School district.
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School information
The student-teacher ratio is 16, which matches the state average of 16. Spending per pupil is $9,310, higher than the state average of $7,639.
The makeup of the student body is 51% male, 49% female, 72% White, not Hispanic, 24% Black, not Hispanic, 3% Hispanic, and 1% Asian/Pacific Islander. 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program.
In 2006 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics were:
Athletics
Danville High School holds a long tradition of excellence in athletics, highlighted by 10 State Football Championships, 10 State Track and Field Championships (3 Boys', 7 Girls'), a number of State Cross Country Championships, and numerous Regional and District titles. Danville High School competes in the following interscholastic sports:
Clubs and organizations
Students participate in the following clubs and organizations:
Forensics
Danville High School's forensics team is nationally recognized for its excellence. Coach Steve Meadows resurrected the team in 1994 after its founding in the late 1940s. Since that time, the team has garnered the Founder's Award at the Catholic National Forensic League National Tournament (2002), the Schwan's School of Excellence Trophy at the National Forensic League National Tournament (2007), five Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) state championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012), three Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association (KESDA) state championships (2008, 2011, 2012), and numerous regional and invitational tournaments. In 2008, it became the only team ever in Kentucky to capture championships in all four major state contests in the same year - KHSSL, KESDA, National Forensic League (NFL) Districts, and Catholic National Forensic League (CFL) Districts. It repeated this feat in 2012. The team has produced ten CFL and NFL national finalists. The team has also produced numerous individual event state champions. It holds Chair 214 at the Barkley Forum for High Schools, a national invitational tournament in which it has excelled by producing eleven finalists since 2004.