Blairwood Elementary School

Blairwood Elementary School is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in Dayton, Ohio, part of Jefferson Township Local, with 148 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Within Jefferson Township Local, which oversees 3 schools and 277 students, Blairwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Blairwood Elementary School logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 18% multiracial, 12% White, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Blairwood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wogaman Middle School, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blairwood Elementary School has decreased 31%, going from 216 students in 2018 to 148 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 74% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.