Duncanville High School is a secondary school located in Duncanville, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Duncanville Independent School District.
The school includes grades 9 through 12. Duncanville High School reported an enrollment of 4,008 students to the University Interscholastic League (UIL) for the 2012-2014 Reallignment. The high school campus is the second largest in the nation in terms of campus size. As of 2012, the school principal is Mr. Andrè Smith, and the associate principals are Sandro Garcia (10th -12th) and Mrs. Judd (9th). The school serves most of the city of Duncanville, as well as a portion of DeSoto, and a small portion of Dallas.
In 2006 Duncanville built a 4,010 feet (1,220 m) security fence, which circles around the entire campus, to deter fighting on school grounds.
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