Delaware Valley High School
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Delaware Valley High School in Milford
, Pennsylvania
, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of Pike County
. As of 2010 it serves some 1989 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District
.
In 2008, a minor controversy erupted when a news report surfaced alleging that 10% of the middle and high school student population was infected with a sexually transmitted disease.
Total Students 1989 students
Percent Male 51
Percent Female 49
Total Classroom Teachers 123
Grade 9 - 499 students
Grade 10 - 475 students
Grade 11 - 467 students
Grade 12 - 439 students
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15
Percent Asian 1
Percent Hispanic 4
Percent Black 3
Percent White 92
Percent Eligible for Free Lunch 10
Percent Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5
in 1978 and baseball
in 2006 and two individual state champions Jamie Grennan for swimming (50 yd Freestyle) and Joseph Kennedy wrestling (189 lbs). The Competition Cheerleading team, also won international champion for the year of 2008.
Milford, Pennsylvania
Milford is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat. Its population was 1,021 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1796 by Judge John Biddis, one of the state's first four circuit judges, who named the settlement after his ancestral home in Wales.Milford has a...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of Pike County
Pike County, Pennsylvania
-National protected areas:* Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Middle Delaware National Scenic River * Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
. As of 2010 it serves some 1989 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District
Delaware Valley School District
For the Delaware Valley School District located in New York see Sullivan West Central SchoolThe Delaware Valley School District covers the Boroughs of Matamoras and Milford and Delaware Township, Dingman Township, Milford Township, Shohola Township and Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania...
.
Overview
It is located at 252 Routes 6 and 209 in Westfall Township, between Milford and Matamoras, Pennsylvania, USA. The original high school, which is now the Delaware Valley Elementary School, was built in 1956 when the Milford High School and the Matamoras High School merged. The main part of the current high school was constructed in 1972 and has had many additions since then to meet student demand. The school is split into two sub-schools, a 9/10 High School serving grades 9 and 10 and an 11/12 High School serving grades 11 and 12. Each section has its own set of administration, guidance counselors, etc. This school also has the Delaware Valley Middle School attached, which consists of children in 7-8. They also have their own set of administration, and guidance counselors.In 2008, a minor controversy erupted when a news report surfaced alleging that 10% of the middle and high school student population was infected with a sexually transmitted disease.
Demographics
Students & FacultyTotal Students 1989 students
Percent Male 51
Percent Female 49
Total Classroom Teachers 123
Grade 9 - 499 students
Grade 10 - 475 students
Grade 11 - 467 students
Grade 12 - 439 students
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15
Percent Asian 1
Percent Hispanic 4
Percent Black 3
Percent White 92
Percent Eligible for Free Lunch 10
Percent Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5
Spring Sports
Delaware Valley High School has won two team PIAA state championships: field hockeyField hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
in 1978 and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
in 2006 and two individual state champions Jamie Grennan for swimming (50 yd Freestyle) and Joseph Kennedy wrestling (189 lbs). The Competition Cheerleading team, also won international champion for the year of 2008.