Dayton Public Schools, Ohio

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Dayton Public Schools
District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 12,441 (2023-2024)
Schools: 28 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Dayton Public Schools is a school district in Ohio (Montgomery County). During the 2024 school year, 12,441 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Dayton Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
William Bailey
Chrisondra Goodwine
Joseph Lacey
Jocelyn Rhynard
William Smith III
Eric Walker
Karen Wick-Gagnet

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$62,857,000	$5,398	21%
Local:	$92,729,000	$7,963	31%
State:	$145,945,000	$12,533	48%
Total:	$301,531,000	$25,894

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$265,301,000	$22,782
Total Current Expenditures:	$233,387,000	$20,041
Instructional Expenditures:	$114,874,000	$9,864	43%
Student and Staff Support:	$27,689,000	$2,377	10%
Administration:	$35,816,000	$3,075	14%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$55,008,000	$4,723	21%
Total Capital Outlay:	$18,984,000	$1,630
Construction:	$829,000	$71
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,357,000	$202
Interest on Debt:	$5,753,000	$494

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	12	21-39	8	15	<50	15-19	22
2018-2019	24	40-59	18	28	<50	28	38
2017-2018	23	50-59	17	26	<50	29	33
2016-2017	27	50-59	20	25-29	<50	39	41
2015-2016	24	50-59	19	25-29	<50	30	36
2014-2015	32	60-79	28	35-39	<50	36	40
2013-2014	46	>=80	41	45-49	>=50	50	58
2012-2013	45	60-79	41	45-49	PS	49	56
2011-2012	47	60-69	43	45-49	PS	50	58
2010-2011	49	40-49	46	45-49	PS	55	55

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	21	21-39	16	24	>=50	25-29	33
2018-2019	32	60-79	26	35	>=50	43	45
2017-2018	30	40-49	24	34	>=50	39	42
2016-2017	29	30-39	22	30-34	<50	40	41
2015-2016	27	40-49	23	26	<50	33	38
2014-2015	41	60-79	38	35-39	<50	46	49
2013-2014	60	60-79	56	60-64	>=50	67	68
2012-2013	59	60-79	55	60-64	PS	65	68
2011-2012	58	70-79	55	55-59	PS	63	65
2010-2011	59	60-79	56	60-64	PS	59	65

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	67	PS	70	50-59		60-69	60-64
2018-2019	67	>=50	68	50-59		70-79	60-64
2017-2018	67	PS	71	50-59	PS	70-79	55-59
2016-2017	69	PS	71	50-59		50-59	70-74
2015-2016	72	>=50	72	60-79	PS	70-79	70-74
2014-2015	71	>=50	71	60-79		60-69	70-74
2013-2014	72	PS	73	40-59	PS	60-69	70-74
2012-2013	72	PS	76	40-59	PS	70-79	60-64
2011-2012	70	>=50	71	60-79	PS	80-89	65-69
2010-2011	66	>=50	68	40-59	PS	60-79	55-59

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	12,441	2.9
2022-2023	12,075	3.6
2021-2022	11,645	-0.7
2020-2021	11,721	-6.2
2019-2020	12,446	-0.7
2018-2019	12,537	-3.9
2017-2018	13,022	-2.1
2016-2017	13,298	-4.1
2015-2016	13,846	-2.7
2014-2015	14,222	0.1
2013-2014	14,209	-1.0
2012-2013	14,357	-3.1
2011-2012	14,795	-3.5
2010-2011	15,313	2.1
2009-2010	14,986	-3.9
2008-2009	15,566	-2.3
2007-2008	15,920	-5.9
2006-2007	16,855	-1.2
2005-2006	17,054	-4.6
2004-2005	17,832	-3.7
2003-2004	18,491	-7.1
2002-2003	19,813	-3.7
2001-2002	20,547	-14.5
2000-2001	23,522	-10.0
1999-2000	25,865	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Dayton Public Schools (%)	Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	2.9
Black	62.6	17.0
Hispanic	11.6	7.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	5.6	6.3
White	19.7	65.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dayton Public Schools had 848.12 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.67.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	40.93
Kindergarten:	57.92
Elementary:	334.27
Secondary:	370.05
Total:	848.12

Dayton Public Schools employed 8.00 district administrators and 74.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	8.00
District Administrative Support:	158.00
School Administrators:	74.00
School Administrative Support:	71.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	346.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	57.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	17.03
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	243.10
Other Support Services:	857.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Dayton Public Schools operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Belle Haven Elementary School	414	PK-6
Belmont High School	1,124	7-12
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	320	PK-8
Cleveland Elementary School	355	PK-6
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	773	9-12
Dayton Digital Academy	13	9-12
Dunbar Early College High School	528	9-12
Eastmont Elementary School	374	PK-6
Edison Elementary School	365	PK-6
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	297	7-8
Fairview Elementary School	438	PK-6
Horace Mann Elementary School	385	PK-6
Kemp Elementary School	323	PK-6
Kiser Elementary School	568	PK-6
Louise Troy Elementary School	343	PK-6
Meadowdale High School	519	9-12
Mound Street Academy	150	9-12
River'S Edge Montessori Elementary School	500	PK-6
Roosevelt Elementary School	414	PK-6
Rosa Parks Early Learning Center	179	PK-PK
Ruskin Elementary School	552	PK-6
Stivers School For The Arts	835	7-12
The International School	361	PK-12
Thurgood Marshall High School	525	9-12
Valerie Elementary School	515	PK-6
Westwood Elementary School	373	PK-6
Wogaman Middle School	376	7-8
Wright Brothers Middle School	366	7-8

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