Middle school (grades 6-8) · Dayton, OH

Wogaman Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Wogaman Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390438400832
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
36
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wogaman Middle School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 93% of Ohio schools.

#6 of 7
middle schools in Dayton · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
11:1
small classes for Ohio
318
students enrolled

Wogaman Middle School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wogaman Middle School ranks #6 of 7 middle schools in Dayton, OH.

School address

Enrollment

318

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-40% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wogaman Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Wogaman Middle School

Wogaman Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Dayton, Ohio, enrolling 318 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11:1, Wogaman Middle School is leaner than roughly 93% of Ohio schools and 40% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 318 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 318 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 71.7% 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.

Discipline events run high: 157 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 318 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Dayton's middle schools, it stands alongside Hadley E Watts Middle School (777 students): Wogaman Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11:1 vs 19.4:1).

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

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 Wogaman Middle School compares

Wogaman Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 40% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 318 top 65% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
318
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 7% in Ohio - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
71.7%
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 318 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 153 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 49.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

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 86.8%
White 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
Two or More 3.1%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 86.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.1, Wogaman Middle School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dayton City, which includes Wogaman Middle School.

$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 Wogaman Middle School 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 Higher S:T ratio
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Valerie Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ruskin Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wogaman Middle School'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 middle schools in Dayton

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle 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 Wogaman Middle School'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 Wogaman Middle School

How many students attend Wogaman Middle School?

Wogaman Middle School has 318 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Dayton, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wogaman Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Wogaman Middle School is 11:1, which is 40% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 30% lower 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 Wogaman Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Wogaman Middle School is African American at 86.8% of enrollment, in Dayton, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wogaman Middle School?

Wogaman Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wogaman Middle School rank among middle schools in Dayton?

By Resource Investment Index, Wogaman Middle School ranks #6 of 7 middle 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 middle schools in Dayton on the city page.

Is Wogaman Middle School a good school?

Wogaman Middle School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 93% 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 City?

Besides Wogaman Middle School, 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.

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

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