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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 352 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Dayton School District is a school district in Washington (Columbia County). During the 2024 school year, 352 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

The Dayton School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Pat Davidson2029
Ryan Paulson2029
Jeffrey McCowen20212029
Aneesha Dieu20212027
Grant Griffen20192027

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,059,000 $2,794 13%
Local: $1,732,000 $4,570 22%
State: $5,146,000 $13,578 65%
Total: $7,937,000 $20,942
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,166,000 $21,546
Total Current Expenditures: $7,098,000 $18,728
Instructional Expenditures: $4,330,000 $11,424 53%
Student and Staff Support: $151,000 $398 2%
Administration: $1,060,000 $2,796 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,557,000 $4,108 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $334,000 $881
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 35-39 PS 40-49 PS 35-39
2018-2019 54 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS 30-39 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 42 PS PS 30-39 <50 PS 40-44
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 34 PS <50 20-29 <50 PS 35-39
2013-2014 52 PS >=50 30-39 <50 PS 55-59
2012-2013 52 PS >=50 40-59 <50 PS 50-54
2011-2012 52 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 50-54
2010-2011 57 PS PS 50-59 <50 PS 55-59

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 (%)
2021-2022 45-49 PS 40-49 PS 40-44
2018-2019 67 PS PS 60-69 PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 59 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 60-64
2016-2017 64 PS PS 50-59 <50 PS 65-69
2015-2016 66 PS PS 40-49 PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 50 PS <50 30-39 <50 PS 55-59
2013-2014 70-74 PS >=50 70-79 <50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 70 PS >=50 60-79 <50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 68 PS PS 60-79 <50 PS 65-69
2010-2011 70 PS PS 60-69 <50 PS 70-74

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 (%)
2021-2022 60-79 PS PS PS >=50
2019-2020 60-79 PS PS PS 60-79
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=80 >=50 PS 60-79
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 352 -11.6
2022-2023 393 3.6
2021-2022 379 -6.9
2020-2021 405 -6.7
2019-2020 432 4.2
2018-2019 414 -1.7
2017-2018 421 -1.4
2016-2017 427 6.6
2015-2016 399 -11.3
2014-2015 444 1.4
2013-2014 438 -4.8
2012-2013 459 -3.7
2011-2012 476 -3.4
2010-2011 492 -4.7
2009-2010 515 0.2
2008-2009 514 -3.1
2007-2008 530 -4.3
2006-2007 553 -9.9
2005-2006 608 7.4
2004-2005 563 -6.0
2003-2004 597 -0.2
2002-2003 598 -2.0
2001-2002 610 -4.3
2000-2001 636 -3.8
1999-2000 660 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dayton School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 8.9
Black 1.1 4.8
Hispanic 13.9 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Two or More Races 3.7 8.9
White 80.4 48.3

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dayton School District had 28.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.37.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.44
Elementary: 10.33
Secondary: 15.68
Total: 28.45

Dayton School District employed 0.42 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.42
District Administrative Support: 1.15
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.19
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.56
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.08
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 11.40


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Dayton School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dayton Elementary School180PK-5
Dayton High School909-12
Dayton Middle School786-8
Dayton School District Alternative Program49-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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