Dayton High School

Dayton High School is one of the tight-knit four-year high schools in Dayton, Nevada, run under Lyon, with 748 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 973 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Lyon runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,169 students. Dayton High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dayton High School shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lyon County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lyon County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $80,812 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Dayton High School is one of 20 public schools in Lyon County (combined enrollment of about 9,169 students).

The closest other public school is Dayton Intermediate School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dayton High School has climbed 17%, going from 640 students in 2018 to 748 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 70% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.