Dalton High School

Dalton High School is a close-knit senior high in Dalton, Ohio, one of the schools within Dalton Local. The school enrolls 282 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Dalton High School sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

Dalton Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 898 students. Dalton High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dalton High School records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Dalton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Dalton High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Wayne County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dalton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.6%; this one delivers 79.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,574, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,479 students), Dalton High School is one campus in the mix.

Dalton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dalton High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 76.8%.

Dalton High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.