Danville-Boyle County houses world-class colleges and provides outstanding private and public school offerings.

Public Schools

The Danville School District serves the city of Danville. It includes the Hogsett, Jennie Rogers and Toliver elementary schools, as well as Bate Middle School and Danville High School. Danville schools achieve academic excellence, boasting an 83% acceptance rate for graduates to college. Additionally, the Boyle County School District, which serves the remainder of Danville and surrounding areas, includes the Perryville, Junction City, and Woodlawn elementary schools, as well as the Boyle County Middle School and the Boyle County High School. The Kentucky School for the Deaf, which offers education to hearing impaired children in all grade levels, is located in Danville. The school was established in 1823.

Private Schools

Danville Montessori School was founded in 1975, and it operates as an affiliate of the American Montessori Society. The school has grown since its founding to fit the needs of the Danville community by adding three additional pre-primary classes, a day care, an elementary program and an after-school program. Alternatively, the Danville Christian Academy is a nondenominational school dedicated to providing a Christian environment for student learning and growth. Toward this end, the school has cultivated strong working relationships with area churches to provide spiritual and social support.

Colleges

Centre College was founded in 1819 and is ranked among the top fifty liberal arts colleges in the United States by U.S. News and World Report for 2010. Forbes magazine named Centre College the best college in the South. The school focuses heavily on cultural education by operating numerous remote campuses around the globe where students can stay and study.

Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, has roots dating back to 1906. EKU offers associates degrees, baccalaureate degrees and an expanding graduate program offering degrees at the master's level. The curriculum at EKU is taught by professors such as Dr. Tanae Reed, who received the 2010 Hermann Esterbauer International Award on HNE Research for her research on Alzheimer’s and cognitive impairment.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College was formed in 2005 by the merging of the Lexington Community College and the Central Kentucky Technical College. BCTC offers daytime, evening and weekend classes at six different campus locations. BCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to provide associates degrees, certificates and diplomas in more than 40 areas.

National College was founded in 1886 as National Business College. National College expanded over the last quarter of the 20th century to add seven campus locations throughout Virginia and a six-campus Kentucky College of Business. National College's Danville campus is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and diplomas as well as baccalaureate degrees.

Mid-Continent University ADVANTAGE is now offering the adult accelerated Associate of Science degree locally in Danville for the first time. ADVANTAGE removes the barriers many adults face in getting a college degree by bringing everything to Danville including classes, registration, advising, financial aid assistance, and books. Face-to-face classes are offered one night a week, one class at a time with a new class starting every five weeks.