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High Schools in Danville Independent

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At a glance

DistrictDanville Independent117^th of 157 Kentucky districtsFull district overview →

Schools

526

Students

Top rankedDanville High School156^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Summary:

The Danville Independent school district in Kentucky is home to two high schools: Danville High School and Anchor Academy. Based on the available data, Danville High School appears to be the stronger performing school in the district, with a higher statewide ranking, better test scores, and a comparable graduation rate to Anchor Academy.

Danville High School ranked 156 out of 254 Kentucky high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Anchor Academy ranked 237 out of 290 Kentucky high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating. Danville High School outperformed the district and the state in most subject areas, including reading, writing, and editing/mechanics, while Anchor Academy struggled with test scores, particularly in mathematics.

Both schools had a 93.5% four-year graduation rate in the 2024-2025 school year, but Danville High School had a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (61.17%) compared to Anchor Academy (44.74%) in the 2023-2024 school year. Danville High School also had a higher spending per student of $18,707 in the 2023-2024 school year, while Anchor Academy had a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.5 compared to Danville High School's 15.8.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Danville High School	Public	9-12	203 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 936-8503	492	33	14.9	59.8%	258 (52.4%)	83 (16.9%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.0%)	43.2	156^th of 254 public high schools	38.6%		44	155^th of 290 public high schools	46.6%	1	41.0	50.0	41.0	33.0	32.0	$18,707	$757	$965	$1,722	$13,025	$4,091	$17,118
Anchor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	115 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 238-1300	34	4	8.5	64.7%	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky School for the Deaf District	0.35 mi	1
Boyle County	1.9 mi	7	6^th
Garrard County	6.69 mi	5	43^rd
Burgin Independent	7.65 mi	1
Lincoln County	8.43 mi	7	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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