Belmont High School

Belmont High School is a high school of expansive scale in Dayton, Ohio, run under Dayton City, educateing 1,153 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 104% above the state mean of about 565.

Dayton City comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 12,118 students; Belmont High School is among them.

On demographics, Belmont High School shows that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 31% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Belmont High School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Belmont High School is one.

Cleveland Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belmont High School.

Belmont High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 1,123 students in 2018 compared to 1,153 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 46% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.