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Danville Lutheran School

1930 North Bowman, Danville, IL, 61832-0618 -

School Notes Overview:

"Danville Lutheran School is an accredited parochial school located in Danville, Illinois, offering one of the finest Christian educations available in the East Central Illinois and West Central Indiana area. Founded on the belief that all children need and deserve a Christ-centered education, Danville Lutheran School has been promoting a spiritually-orientated program since 1864. Our school employs a staff of trained, experienced Christian teachers dedicated to the complete educational, social, physical and religious development of each child. Our teachers work not only with students, but also with their parents to ensure a quality education is obtained by each child that enters our doors. The mission of Danville Lutheran School is to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ while enabling students to be spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically prepared for lifelong service to God and their fellow man."...

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School Overview:

	Danville Lutheran School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1864
County	Vermilion County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	333 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	8%	34%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 124 students
	Kind - 112 students
	Grade 1 - 16 students
	Grade 2 - 7 students
	Grade 3 - 13 students
	Grade 4 - 18 students
	Grade 5 - 12 students
	Grade 6 - 17 students
	Grade 7 - 6 students
	Grade 8 - 8 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	10 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	36%
Average Class Size	13
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$2,800
Tuition Notes	Tution cost varies for PS and school. There are discounts for two or three children in a family.
% on Financial Aid	18%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$424
Acceptance Rate	99%
Head of School	Kent R. Golchert
Sport
Total Sports Offered	4
	Sports
	Basketball	Cheering
	Track and Field	Volley Ball
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	8
	Extracurriculars
	Band	Chimes
	Choir	Geography Bee
	Gold Rush	Scholastic Bowl Team
	Spelling Team	Student Council

School Notes:

"Danville Lutheran School is an accredited parochial school located in Danville, Illinois, offering one of the finest Christian educations available in the East Central Illinois and West Central Indiana area. Founded on the belief that all children need and deserve a Christ-centered education, Danville Lutheran School has been promoting a spiritually-orientated program since 1864. Our school employs a staff of trained, experienced Christian teachers dedicated to the complete educational, social, physical and religious development of each child. Our teachers work not only with students, but also with their parents to ensure a quality education is obtained by each child that enters our doors. The mission of Danville Lutheran School is to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ while enabling students to be spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically prepared for lifelong service to God and their fellow man."
Profile last updated: 10/27/2009

In the News:

Provena walls a little brighter (The Danville Commercial-News)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 09:24:33 am
A cafeteria full of young artists and their families filled the basement room Thursday night at Provena Untied Samaritans Medical Center.
Provena United Samaritans to unveil art display (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 02:54:32 pm
DANVILLE – Provena United Samaritans Medical Center will unveil artwork from the fourth annual Children's Art Program at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the hospital, 812 N. Logan Ave., Danville. Original works of art from 15 elementary school students were chosen by school art instructors to be professionally matted, framed and hung in the medical center for two years.
Enrollment stays strong (The Danville Commercial-News)
posted on August 22, 2009 at 06:21:05 am
Local economic factors in Danville and Vermilion County don’t seem to have a big effect on parochial school enrollment for this fall.
3 packing up at DLS (The Danville Commercial-News)
posted on June 9, 2009 at 05:38:58 am
Danville Lutheran School’s retirees are packing up their classrooms or office and getting ready to turn their spaces over to some new faces in the school this fall.
Retiree excited to come to school (The Danville Commercial-News)
posted on May 30, 2009 at 05:22:18 am
This is the second story illustrating the experience of Edison Elementary School staff retirees for this year who’ve served in Danville District 118 for 20 years or more.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (61832)	School Zip (61832)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	39,127 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	24%
Population Average Age	37 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$30,651	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	56 years old	50 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (61832) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	64% / 36%	61% / 39%