School district · Ohio

Dayton City

Dayton City in Ohio: 28 public schools with 12,118 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,963 per student in FY2024.

Schools
28
Students
12,118
Students per teacher
16.2
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,963
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
748
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
638
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
19.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

29%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

4,393 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

22%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

4,329 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$17.1K15
$17.8K16
$19.8K17
$19.8K18
$21.1K19
$22.7K20
$23.5K21
$20.0K22
$20.7K23
$21.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
29% · $100.1M
State
42% · $146.8M
Local
29% · $102M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,730
Support services
$9,382
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$38.6M
Long-term debt
$103.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 3High schools: 8Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K22910.9——
Pre-K–647320.627%22%
Pre-K–837617.937%20%
Cleveland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–640418.436%31%
Eastmont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–741421.846%44%
Edison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–635717.924%13%
Fairview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–647420.614%13%
Pre-K–638516.745%33%
Kemp Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–742221.139%21%
Kiser Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–6——28%26%
Pre-K–631616.634%30%
Pre-K–655219.054%44%
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–641417.327%22%
Ruskin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–655319.835%31%
Valerie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–656619.521%16%
Westwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–635220.726%10%
7–932612.54.3%2.8%
Wogaman Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–931813.312%8.6%
7–837417.813%5.7%
Belmont High SchoolFree meals for all
7–121,15319.919%8.8%
9–1278519.1——
9–120———
9–1254219.4——
Meadowdale High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1247911.1——
Mound Street AcademyFree meals for all
9–1215612.0——
Stivers School For The ArtsFree meals for all
7–1283717.458%37%
9–1254817.7——
The International SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–113139.510%0.0%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
136 S Ludlow St, Dayton, OH 45402
Phone
(937)542-3000
Website