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

Mound Street Academy

Federal NCES profile for Mound Street Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390438406037
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
31
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mound Street Academy earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#11 of 18
high schools in Dayton · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
17.3:1
students per teacher
156
students enrolled

Mound Street Academy has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mound Street Academy ranks #11 of 18 high schools in Dayton, OH.

School address

Enrollment

156

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.3:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-5% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mound Street Academy compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median

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

What stands out at Mound Street Academy

Mound Street Academy is a small high school in Dayton, Ohio, enrolling 156 students.

At 17.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 156 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is led by African American (65%) and White (17%) (diversity index 52/100).

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

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 90.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Dayton City spends $20,042 per pupil, 37% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 20.8% 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): Mound Street Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17.3:1 vs 19.2:1).

Dayton City also operates Belmont High School (1,153 students) and Stivers School for the Arts (837 students) alongside Mound Street Academy.

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 Mound Street Academy compares

Mound Street 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 17.3:1 ▼ 5% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 156 top 89% - -

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

17.3:1
Leaner classes than 29% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
156
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
17.3:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 50% in Ohio - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
90.4%
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
$20,042
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 + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 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 65.4%
White 16.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1%
Two or More 3.8%

Largest group: African American at 65.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.3, Mound Street Academy is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dayton City, which includes Mound Street Academy.

$20,042
Per student
+37%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.8%
State 48.4%
Federal 20.8%

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.

How Mound Street Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Belmont High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Stivers School for the Arts Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Valerie Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Ruskin Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mound Street Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dayton City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Mound Street 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 Mound Street Academy

How many students attend Mound Street Academy?

Mound Street Academy has 156 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dayton, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mound Street Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Mound Street Academy is 17.3:1, which is 5% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 10% 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 Mound Street Academy?

The largest demographic group at Mound Street Academy is African American at 65.4% of enrollment, in Dayton, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mound Street Academy?

Mound Street Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (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 Mound Street Academy rank among high schools in Dayton?

By Resource Investment Index, Mound Street Academy ranks #11 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 Mound Street Academy a good school?

Mound Street Academy earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. 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 City?

Besides Mound Street Academy, Dayton City also operates Belmont High School (1,153 students), Stivers School for the Arts (837 students), and David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center (785 students). See the Dayton City district page for the complete list.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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