Enrollment
358
High
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210153000316
Dayton High School
200 Greendevil Ln, Dayton, KY 41074 · (859) 292-7486 · Campbell County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
307 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dayton Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dayton High School
Dayton High School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton High School this school | 358 | 85.8% | 29.2% |
| Lee County Middle High School Beattyville | 422 | 87.0% | 28.8% |
| Fairview High School Ashland | 257 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Lynn Camp Middle High School Corbin | 447 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
| Phelps High School Phelps | 239 | 89.5% | 42.0% |
| Gallatin County High School Warsaw | 424 | 74.5% | 23.8% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dayton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #167 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #168 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #169 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #195 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #18 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #102 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #8 of 230 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
358
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 86% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 87% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 78% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 85% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 83% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 87% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 59% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (358 to 358); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Dayton High School
Dayton High School operates as a small high school in Dayton, Kentucky. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 358 students. It has 36% fewer students than the average for high schools in Kentucky (about 558).
Dayton Independent runs 2 schools with a combined 811 students. Dayton High School is one of them.
Roughly 83% of students at Dayton High School are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dayton High School scores 30%.
Dayton High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Campbell County, the average is 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dayton High School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Kentucky public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Campbell County show that median household income comes to about $77,567, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Campbell County counts 27 public schools with about 11,168 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lincoln Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Dayton High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Dayton High School is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Dayton High School enrolled 396 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 358.
People who know Dayton High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,426
Census ACS
Median income
$77,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dayton Independent
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Regional School ProgramsCombined
Other Dayton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Dayton High. Dayton High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Dayton High SchoolDAYTON, TX · 1,674 students
- Dayton High SchoolDayton, NV · 748 students
- Dayton High SchoolDayton, OR · 310 students
- Dayton High SchoolDayton, WA · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.1 mi · 453
- Grandview Elementary School1.1 mi · 251
- Frederick Douglass School1.2 mi · 229
- Bellevue High School1.2 mi · 300
- Evanston Academy1.2 mi · 248
- Academy Of World Languages School1.3 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton High SchoolHow many students attend Dayton High School?
Dayton High School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Dayton High School serve?
Dayton High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dayton High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Dayton High School.
How diverse is Dayton High School?
Dayton High School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dayton High School?
Dayton High School is overseen by Dayton Independent in Campbell County.
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