Danville Area SHS

Danville Area SHS, an average-sized four-year high school in Danville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Danville Area SD, serves 635 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Danville Area SHS is one of 4 schools operated by Danville Area SD, a district that caters to 2,133 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Danville Area SHS logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Danville Area SHS logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Danville Area SHS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Danville Area SHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Danville Area SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

Around the school, Montour County reports that median household income runs about $76,976, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montour County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,221 students), Danville Area SHS is one campus in the mix.

Danville Primary Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Danville Area SHS comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.