Dayton High School

Located at 200 Greendevil Ln, in Dayton, Kentucky, Dayton High School is an intimate four-year high school that serves 358 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Dayton Independent. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Dayton Independent runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 811 students. Dayton High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dayton High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dayton High School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Dayton High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Campbell County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dayton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 29.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Campbell County indicate median household income runs about $77,567, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Campbell County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), of which Dayton High School is one.

Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Dayton High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Dayton High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 358). The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 83% over that span.

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