Douglas High School is a
public high school
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...
in
Douglas, Massachusetts
Douglas is a town in Southern Worcester County, Massachusetts. The population was 8,983 at the 2020 census. It includes the sizable Douglas State Forest, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
History
The name of Dou ...
, United States serving 382 students in grades 9-12 in the Douglas School District.
Demographics
Douglas High School is home to 336 students, of which 175 are male and 161 are female. There is roughly equal representation dispersed among the grade levels, with 72 freshmen, 90 sophomores, 80 juniors, and 92 seniors.
Douglas High School has a total of 35 teachers and a student-faculty ratio of 11.1 to 1.
Racially, Douglas High School is fairly homogeneous. The majority of students identify as White (90.5%). 5.4% are Hispanic, 1.5% are Asian, 1.8 Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic, 0.6% African American, and 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
Advanced placement testing
Douglas High School offers
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...
(AP) courses to its students. According to data from ''U.S. News & World Report'' for the 2021-2022 school year, 49% of Douglas High School students participated in at least one AP exam during that year. Of those students, 44% passed at least one AP test.
Athletics
Douglas High School is part of the Dual Valley Conference which also includes
Blackstone-Millville Regional High School,
Hopedale Junior Senior High School,
Nipmuc Regional High School,
Sutton High School, and
Whitinsville Christian High School.
Students at Douglas High School compete in a variety of athletics, including golf, soccer, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, indoor track and field, basketball, softball, baseball, and outdoor track and field. Douglas also participates in a football co-op with Sutton, a boys' hockey with Hopedale, a girls' hockey co-op with Auburn, and a field hockey co-op with Blackstone Millville.
See also
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List of high schools in Massachusetts
References
External links
School website
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Public high schools in Massachusetts
High schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Douglas, Massachusetts