High school (grades 9-12) · Dayton, OH

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy

Federal NCES profile for Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390158705880Charter school
0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools.

#17 of 18
high schools in Dayton · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
31.7:1
large classes for Ohio
95
students enrolled

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy has class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy ranks #17 of 18 high schools in Dayton, OH.

Enrollment

95

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

31.7:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+74% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:131.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is a small charter high school in Dayton, Ohio, enrolling 95 students.

Class loads run heavy: 31.7:1 is larger than about 96% of Ohio schools and 74% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Ohio schools, with 95 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (64%) and White (18%) (diversity index 54/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 52.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy spends $21,210 per pupil, 45% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Dayton's high schools, it stands alongside Stebbins High School (1,092 students): Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (31.7:1 vs 19.2:1).

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is a single-school charter district, so Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 95 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy compares

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 31.7:1 ▲ 74% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 95 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

31.7:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
95
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
31.7:1
students per teacher - 74% above state mean
Top 96% in Ohio - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
52.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,210
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 64.2%
White 17.9%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
Two or More 7.4%

Largest group: African American at 64.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.9, Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy, which includes Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy.

$21,210
Per student
+45%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.7%
State 36.4%
Federal 18.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Dayton

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy

How many students attend Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy?

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy has 95 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dayton, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is 31.7:1, which is 74% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 102% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy?

The largest demographic group at Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is African American at 64.2% of enrollment, in Dayton, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy?

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy rank among high schools in Dayton?

By Resource Investment Index, Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy ranks #17 of 18 high schools in Dayton, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Dayton on the city page.

Is Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy a good school?

Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy?

None; Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is a single-school charter district, and Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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