Dayton High School

Dayton High School is a small high school in Dayton, Nevada, under Lyon. It serves 748 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Nevada average about 973 students.

The district for Dayton High School is Lyon, with 19 schools and 9,169 students.

At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Dayton High School combined. It is also 29% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Lyon County's residents are about 74% White, 12 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Dayton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.

Dayton High School's 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.4:1. That ratio is under the 72.6:1 average for high schools in Nevada.

Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that median household income is about $80,812, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 20 public schools in Lyon County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,169.

Dayton Intermediate School is located about 0.2 miles from Dayton High School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.

NCES assigns Dayton High School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.

Dayton High School had 681 students in 2020-21 and 748 in 2024-25, a 10% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.4:1 to 22.4:1 over the same years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Dayton High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.