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Danville, Kentucky Danville is a home rule-class city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 Census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes ...

, United States. It is one of four schools and the only high school in the

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district. Its boundary includes most of Danville.

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: * Composite Score: 21.5 * Math Score: 20.6 * English Score: 21.8 * Reading Score: 21.9 * Science Score: 21.2

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Danville High School holds a long tradition of excellence in athletics, highlighted by 11 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: * Baseball * Boys' basketball * Girls' basketball * Cheerleading * Cross country * Football * Golf * Boys' soccer * Girls' soccer * Softball * Swimming * Boys' tennis * Girls' tennis * Track * Volleyball * Wrestling

Clubs and organizations

Students participate in the following clubs and organizations: * Art Club * Band * Book Club * Choir * DECA * Diversity Club * Drama Club *

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(FCA) * Forensics * French Club * Governor's Cup * HOSA * Junior Statesmen * MADD *

National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

* Pep Club * Roots and Shoots * Second Step * Spanish Club * Student Council
STLP

Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)
* The Log * Upward Bound
Young Achievers

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), six Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) state championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017), four Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association (KESDA) state championships (2008, 2011, 2012, 2017), 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 and 2017. 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.

Notable alumni

* John Fetterman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter *

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, songwriter and producer * Larnelle Harris, Gospel singer and songwriter *

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* Frank X. Walker, poet

References

External links

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