| Danville High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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202 East Fairchild Street Danville , Illinois 61832 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°08′17″N 87°37′36″W / 40.1381°N 87.6267°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Service |
| Opened | 1870 |
| School district | Danville District 118 |
| Superintendent | Alicia Geddis[1] |
| Principal | Tracy Cherry[2] |
| Staff | 151[3] |
| Teaching staff | 70.00 (FTE)[4] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,214 (2023–2024)[4] |
| Average class size | 21.6[5] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.34[4] |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White[7] |
| Athletics | IHSA |
| Athletics conference | Big Twelve |
| Mascot | Odin[6] |
| Team name | Vikings/Lady Vikings[7] |
| Newspaper | Maroon & White[8] |
| Yearbook | Medley[8] |
| Website | dhs |
Danville High School (DHS) is a public high school located in Danville, Illinois, United States. It is part of Danville District 118, which also includes two middle schools and eight elementary schools.[9]
The school is perhaps best known for four of its alumni who went on to success in acting: Gene Hackman, Ned Luke, the brothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke, Donald O'Connor; and one who became an important figure in popularizing early twentieth-century popular music, Bobby Short.
- ^ "Superintendent - Danville School District No. 118". directory. Danville District 118. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Principal - Danville High School". Danville High School. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Staff - Danville High School". directory. Danville High School. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Danville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Illinois School Report Card - Danville High School" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "About Danville High School". Danville High School. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Danville (HS)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ a b "Danville High School Production Organizations". Danville High School. October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "District 118 Information - District Statistics". Danville District 118. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.