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

Dayton Career Tech High School

Federal NCES profile for Dayton Career Tech High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390163006179Charter school
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dayton Career Tech High School earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#15 of 18
high schools in Dayton · Resource Index
22
Resource Index · Lower
16.1:1
students per teacher
145
students enrolled

Dayton Career Tech High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dayton Career Tech High School ranks #15 of 18 high schools in Dayton, OH.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+9 students YoY

Dayton Career Tech High School grew from 111 students in 2022-23 to 120 in 2023-24 (+8.1%).

Teacher FTE added 9.0 → 10.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+9 students YoY 390163006179 · Dayton, OH High · SMALL · CHARTER

145 enr · 16.1:1 · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Ferndale High (145 students)

Dayton Career Tech High School grew from 111 students in 2022-23 to 120 in 2023-24 (+8.1%). Teacher FTE added 9.0 → 10.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Dayton Career Tech High School compares

Dayton Career Tech High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▼ 12% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 145 top 89% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
145
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 38% in Ohio - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
75.9%
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
$16,793
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 74.5%
White 12.4%
Two or More 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%

Largest group: African American at 74.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.0, Dayton Career Tech High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Dayton Career Tech High School reports $16,793 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Dayton

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

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Dayton Career Tech High School

How many students attend Dayton Career Tech High School?

Dayton Career Tech High School has 145 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dayton, OH. CCD year-over-year: 111 (2022-23) → 120 (2023-24), up 9.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Career Tech High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dayton Career Tech High School is 16.1:1, which is 12% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dayton Career Tech High School?

The largest demographic group at Dayton Career Tech High School is African American at 74.5% of enrollment, in Dayton, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dayton Career Tech High School?

Dayton Career Tech High School has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dayton Career Tech High School rank among high schools in Dayton?

By Resource Investment Index, Dayton Career Tech High School ranks #15 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.

What other schools are in Dayton Career Tech High School?

None; Dayton Career Tech High School is a single-school charter district, and Dayton Career Tech High School 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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