School district · Washington
Dayton School District
Dayton School District in Washington: 4 public schools with 379 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,230 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 379
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $21,230
- WA $18.3K · 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)
- 27.9
- Counselors (FTE)
- 1.0
- Students per counselor
- 379
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- —
- Librarians (FTE): —
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%36%proficient
−8.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
168 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%33%proficient
−5.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
147 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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.
- Federal
- 8.1% · $976K
- State
- 77% · $9.3M
- Local
- 15% · $1.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,222
- Support services
- $7,866
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4.2M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dayton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 185 | 14.3 | 39% | 36% |
Dayton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 93 | 18.2 | 27% | 23% |
Dayton High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 88 | 8.9 | — | — |
Dayton School District Alternative ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 13 | — | — | — |
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
- 609 S 2ND St, Dayton, WA 99328
- Phone
- (509)382-2543
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.