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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360879000667

DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

282 MAIN ST, DANSVILLE, NY 14437 · (585) 335-4010 · Livingston County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Enrollment
583
High
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
286 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
84
Grade 8
96
Grade 9
109
Grade 10
83
Grade 11
94
Grade 12
110
Ungraded
7
Student demographics
White
53692%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
203%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30652%
Female
27748%

School pathway

Feeds from
ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL03–06
Based on grade levels within DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
583
-98 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.2:1
% White
92%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Set in DANSVILLE, New York, DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized senior high, overseen by DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 583 students across grades 7 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,315 students total), DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Livingston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.

Around the school, Livingston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,001 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Livingston County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,217 students), of which DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has declined 14%, going from 681 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025.

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Livingston County at a glance

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Population
61,498
Census ACS
Median income
$74,001
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,217 students

Quick facts

School name
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
District
DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
282 MAIN ST, DANSVILLE, NY 14437
Phone
(585) 335-4010
County
Livingston County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
583
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
286 (49%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
360879000667
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL have?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Livingston County.
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