Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
This school features a geometric, technological, futurist, archeology design,
Location
2700 Regional Rd.[1][2]

North Dighton, Massachusetts
02764

United States

41°51′09″N 71°11′46″W / 41.85250°N 71.19611°W / 41.85250; -71.19611
Information
TypeHigh school
Open enrollment[3]
MottoWe Are DR
Established1961
School district
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
NCES District ID
2504200[4]
SuperintendentWilliam Runey
CEEB code221645
NCES School ID
250420000568[5]
Principal
Dustin Demers
Teaching staff
58.66 (FTE)[6]
Grades9–12
Enrollment650 (2023-2024)[6]
Student to teacher ratio
11.08[6]
Colors   Green and Gold[1]
MascotFalcon[1]
RivalSeekonk High School
NewspaperFalcon Flyer
Budget$40,090,520 total
$13,694 per pupil
(2016)[7]
Communities served
Dighton, Rehoboth
Websitedrhs.drregional.org/o/drhs

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School is a high school in North Dighton, Massachusetts, United States. it is part of the Dighton-Rehoboth School District which also serves the neighboring town, Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1961.[8]

The school educates students in 9th through 12th grades.[2] Student enrollment is approximately 650.[2][8][9] It has over 85 educators[10] and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.[2]

School facilities

The school has a library, a yearbook, and an on-site nurse.

It features both academic and vocational curricula, as well as enrichment in music (such as choir and band) and other arts and special education.[10] Academic coursework focuses on language arts, mathematics, science and social studies as well as Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese for foreign languages. Other courses at the school focus on current events, and technology.[10]

Extracurricular activities

Marching band

Extracurricular activities and clubs at the school include:

  • Mock Trial – which has come in the top sixteen for the state four years running
  • The DRRHS Theatre Company – The Company is a Premiere Community for Theatre Education as accredited by the EdTA. DRRHS was one of only 15 schools nationwide in 2022 recognized for providing exceptional, high-quality theatre education, investing in resources, and supporting student growth through the arts. This first 3-year recognition was just renewed until 2029.
  • Student Government – which oversees many student outreach programs and events, including Prom
  • National Honor Society
  • Environmental Club
  • A large Leo Club presence
  • DECA – prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
  • Dighton-Rehoboth Marching Band – The band has made numerous trips to Disney World to perform for crowds of thousands on Main Street of the Magic Kingdom. The DRMB has had the honoring of performing for 94 HJY, the Taunton Christmas Parade, and represented the state of Massachusetts in the National Fourth of July Parade in Washington D.C. in 2014.
  • Gender Alliance Club and a self-care club

as well as many other clubs and organizations.[11]

Incidents

Live ammunition

On June 8, 2022, a student found live ammunition inside the men's student bathroom. The school went into lockdown shortly after the discovery. The school was searched, and it was declared that there was no credible threat. Roughly two minutes later, a faulty smoke detector sounded off the fire alarm and all students were safely evacuated from the building. A day earlier, graffiti with a threatening message was found in that same bathroom.[12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School - Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dighton-rehoboth Rhs at trulia.com
  3. ↑ "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dighton Rehoboth School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School (250420000568)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2016 Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
  8. 1 2 Info page at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School's official Facebook site
  9. ↑ Dighton-Rehoboth RHS at greatschools.org
  10. 1 2 3 Contacts> Contact Information at the school's website
  11. ↑ Extracurricular Activities at the school's website
  12. ↑ Becker • •, Kaitlin McKinley (June 9, 2022). "Bullets, Threatening Graffiti Found in Bathroom at Dighton-Rehoboth High School". NBC Boston. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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