Danville High School (Kentucky)
| Danville High School | |
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| Address | |
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203 E. Lexington Ave. Danville, KY 40422 USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°38′56″N 84°46′01″W / 37.649°N 84.767°WCoordinates: 37°38′56″N 84°46′01″W / 37.649°N 84.767°W |
| Information | |
| Type | public high school |
| School district | Danville Schools |
| CEEB code | 180645 |
| Principal | Haley Ralston |
| Faculty | 78 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age | 13 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 500 (2013–14) |
| • Grade 9 | 130 |
| • Grade 10 | 127 |
| • Grade 11 | 125 |
| • Grade 12 | 125 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16 |
| Campus | Small city |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Team name | Admirals |
| Newspaper | The Log |
| Feeder schools | Bate Middle School |
| Website | High school website |
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.
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:
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:
Students participate in the following clubs and organizations:
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.
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