Danville High School

Danville High School is a moderately sized senior high in Danville, Kentucky, overseen by Danville Independent. The school works with 492 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 6 schools in Danville Independent (1,787 students total), Danville High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Danville High School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Danville High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.8%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the area at large, Boyle County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,159, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Boyle County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,810 students), Danville High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Anchor Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Danville High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Danville High School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 492). The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.