Dayton

Public school district · Rhea County · Tennessee · NCES district ID 4700930

Dayton spent $10,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 82% of the other Tennessee districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,915). Its one school enrolled 891 students in 2024-25; 53.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,730 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Tennessee districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Dayton in enrollment (658 to 968 students) and Dayton itself.

Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Dayton, FY23Hancock County Schools $13,442; Moore County $12,768; Van Buren County Schools $12,612; Lake County Schools $12,486; Lexington City Schools $12,031; Clinton City Schools $11,959; West Carroll Special $11,840; Newport $11,705; Dayton $10,657; Hollow Rock - Bruceton $10,246; State median, under 1,000 students $11,915.8k10k12k14kHancock County Schools$13,442Moore County$12,768Van Buren County Schools$12,612Lake County Schools$12,486Lexington City Schools$12,031Clinton City Schools$11,959West Carroll Special$11,840Newport$11,705Dayton$10,657Hollow Rock - Bruceton$10,246State median, under 1,000 students $11,915
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Dayton, FY23Hancock County Schools $13,442; Moore County $12,768; Van Buren County Schools $12,612; Lake County Schools $12,486; Lexington City Schools $12,031; Clinton City Schools $11,959; West Carroll Special $11,840; Newport $11,705; Dayton $10,657; Hollow Rock - Bruceton $10,246; State median, under 1,000 students $11,915.8k10k12k14kHancock County Schools$13,442Moore County$12,768Van Buren County Schools$12,612Lake County Schools$12,486Lexington City Schools$12,031Clinton City Schools$11,959West Carroll Special$11,840Newport$11,705Dayton$10,657Hollow Rock - Bruceton$10,246State median, under 1,000 students $11,915
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Dayton, FY23Hancock County Schools $13,442; Moore County $12,768; Van Buren County Schools $12,612; Lake County Schools $12,486; Lexington City Schools $12,031; Clinton City Schools $11,959; West Carroll Special $11,840; Newport $11,705; Dayton $10,657; Hollow Rock - Bruceton $10,246; State median, under 1,000 students $11,915.8k10k12k14kHancock County Schools$13,442Moore County$12,768Van Buren County Schools$12,612Lake County Schools$12,486Lexington City Schools$12,031Clinton City Schools$11,959West Carroll Special$11,840Newport$11,705Dayton$10,657Hollow Rock - Bruceton$10,246State median, under 1,000 students $11,915
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Dayton, FY23Hancock County Schools $13,442; Moore County $12,768; Van Buren County Schools $12,612; Lake County Schools $12,486; Lexington City Schools $12,031; Clinton City Schools $11,959; West Carroll Special $11,840; Newport $11,705; Dayton $10,657; Hollow Rock - Bruceton $10,246; State median, under 1,000 students $11,915.8k10k12k14kHancock County Schools$13,442Moore County$12,768Van Buren County Schools$12,612Lake County Schools$12,486Lexington City Schools$12,031Clinton City Schools$11,959West Carroll Special$11,840Newport$11,705Dayton$10,657Hollow Rock - Bruceton$10,246State median, under 1,000 students $11,915

Where the money came from

$10,101,000 in revenue: 53.8% state, 22.4% local and 23.8% federal. Total spending including $788,000 of capital outlay was $9,896,000, or $11,670 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Dayton revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,435,000; Local $2,267,000; Federal $2,399,000; total $10,101,000.
  • State$5,435,000 54%
  • Local$2,267,000 22%
  • Federal$2,399,000 24%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 18 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2023-24

848 students in 2022-23, 863 students in 2023-24, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Dayton enrollment by school year2022-23: 848, 2023-24: 86302505007501k2022-238482023-24863
Dayton enrollment by school year2022-23: 848, 2023-24: 86302505007501k2022-238482023-24863
Dayton enrollment by school year2022-23: 848, 2023-24: 86302505007501k2022-238482023-24863
Dayton enrollment by school year2022-23: 848, 2023-24: 86302505007501k2022-238482023-24863

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384852.516.2
2023-2486358.514.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,221,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,798 per student

Dayton booked $3,221,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 53 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,352 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 79 in 100 Tennessee districts with a figure (state median $57,379, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,937,00091.2%
Special education$225,0007.0%
Other programs$59,0001.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,406 in 2018-19, $3,451 in 2019-20, $3,787 in 2020-21, $4,129 in 2021-22, $3,798 in 2022-23.

Dayton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,406, 2019-20: $3,451, 2020-21: $3,787, 2021-22: $4,129, 2022-23: $3,79802k4k6k2018-19$3,4062019-20$3,4512020-21$3,7872021-22$4,1292022-23$3,798
Dayton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,406, 2019-20: $3,451, 2020-21: $3,787, 2021-22: $4,129, 2022-23: $3,79802k4k6k2018-19$3,4062019-20$3,4512020-21$3,7872021-22$4,1292022-23$3,798
Dayton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,406, 2019-20: $3,451, 2020-21: $3,787, 2021-22: $4,129, 2022-23: $3,79802k4k6k2018-19$3,4062019-20$3,4512020-21$3,7872021-22$4,1292022-23$3,798
Dayton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,406, 2019-20: $3,451, 2020-21: $3,787, 2021-22: $4,129, 2022-23: $3,79802k4k6k2018-19$3,4062019-20$3,4512020-21$3,7872021-22$4,1292022-23$3,798

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Dayton scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading and 35-39% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTennesseeStudents tested
Reading and language arts29-33%35%492
Math35-39%35%493

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 891 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dayton City Elementary89116.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Dayton

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Dayton

  1. Tennessee districts by spending per studentDayton ranks 15 of 18 Tennessee districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,657).#15 of 18
  2. Every school district in TennesseeDayton is the number 130 by size of 148 Tennessee districts, with 848 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#130 of 148
  3. Lexington City SchoolsThe next larger Tennessee district: 884 students in fall 2022, $12,031 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,031
  4. West Carroll Special School DistrictThe next smaller Tennessee district: 837 students in fall 2022, $11,840 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,840
  5. Compare Dayton with Lexington City SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TennesseeDayton spent $61,352 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,379); spending, not a salary.$61,352
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Dayton

  1. How many schools and students are in Dayton?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 891 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Dayton spend per student?
    $10,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Tennessee median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,915 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,730 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Dayton's money come from?
    $10,101,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.8% state, 22.4% local and 23.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Dayton live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 155 of the 813 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Dayton spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,221,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,798 per student. Divided by the 53 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,352 per teacher, more than 79 in 100 Tennessee districts (state median $57,379). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Dayton do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Dayton scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading and 35-39% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Dayton's NCES district ID?
    4700930. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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