Faculty/Student Relationship

With an average class size of 24 and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1, faculty builds connections with students that help guide, motivate, and inspire learning. Actively working toward establishing strong, engaging relationships with students, the faculty seeks daily to maximize the intellectual abilities of each young woman, along with encouraging her growth as a whole person. Faculty works together on behalf of each student to create one of the most innovative and dynamic approaches to whole-person education for high school girls anywhere in the U.S.

The DSHA faculty encourages and advocates for students by balancing the high expectations of an outstanding, rigorous curriculum, with positive reinforcement upon progress in the pursuit of excellence – even when that excellence lies outside of the classroom. You will often find students choosing to work in their favorite teacher’s classroom during a study hour, or faculty asking how a volleyball game or robotics match went the day before.

In addition, the DSHA faculty is an established group of experts in their field, with over 800 years of teaching experience combined, and 87% with or working toward a master’s degree, serving as an example of the life-long learning they encourage in the young women of DSHA.

DSHA is not just a high school but a community of learners and believers, which presents an opportunity to develop meaningful interpersonal relationships. As educators, this enables us to reach each one of our students on a personal level, which not only creates more meaningful learning experiences, but a positive community atmosphere as well.