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Dayton, Ohio - 28 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Dayton City #33 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,042 per pupil, Dayton City ranks #81 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Dayton City operates 28 public schools serving 12,075 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 6 high, 3 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,042 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.8% local, 48.4% state, and 20.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 76/100, ranked #33 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 333.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.1% African American, 17.0% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kemp Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Belmont High School, enrolling 1,153 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dayton Digital Academy, at 9 students, a 128x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dayton City school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,153 students (highest), a spread of 1,144 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Dayton City is typically wider than the Dayton City-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 28 schools in Dayton City.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Dayton City's schools, above the Ohio average of 35.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington Local | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Worthington City | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Mason City | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Ohio Virtual Academy | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Fairfield City | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Dayton City's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Columbus City Schools District →Dayton City has 28 schools, including 19 combined, 6 high, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 12,075 students.
Dayton City spends $20,042 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #33 in Ohio.
Dayton City students are 64.1% African American, 17.0% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 28 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Dayton City has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #33 out of 806 districts in Ohio.
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