Danville Schools
School district in Kentucky, United States
Danville Independent Schools is a school district located in Danville, Kentucky. The district includes most of the boundaries of the city of Danville, about 15 square miles (39 km2) in size. It comprises a primary school, intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school and provides educational programs for about 1,850 students.
The district employs around 350 professional and support staff, of which over 130 are teaching staff. It operates with a budget over $20,000,000. Taxes and other local revenues account for approximately 70% of the budget.
Schools
High school
Danville High School (9–12) 550 students
Middle school
John W. Bate Middle School (6–8) 430 students
Elementary schools
Mary G. Hogsett Primary (PK–1) 300 students
Edna L. Toliver Intermediate (2–5) 600 students
Elementary consolidation
The school district formerly had three elementary schools, however at the start of the 2018/19 school year a primary school, and an intermediate school opened. Talks of this had been going on since the 1990s, however the plans had fallen through. During a board meeting in the 2013/14 school year, the plans were restored, as the board decided to consolidate their elementary schools into a primary and intermediate school. They picked Edna L. Toliver Elementary School to host the intermediate grades because it was the biggest elementary school.
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