Danville High School

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Danville High School is located at 600 Walnut Street, Danville, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Danville Area School District which is one of 500 public school districts in Pennsylvania. The high school serves fragments of two rural Pennsylvania counties. In Montour County the school serves the Boroughs of Danville and Washingtonville and Cooper Township, Derry Township, Liberty Township, Mahoning Township, Mayberry Township, Valley Township and West Hemlock Township. In Northumberland County it covers the Borough of Riverside and Rush Township.The principal of the school is Lee Gump and the assistant principal is Ms. Michelle Garman. In 2013, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Declining enrollment is an issue for the school. Danville High School's enrollment declined to 625 pupils in 2013, with 19.5% of them eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 720 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 127 pupils (16%) eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 56 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 13:1. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 6 percent.