Enrollment
282
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON LOCAL·NCES 390505403980
Dalton High School
177 Mill St N, Dalton, OH 44618 · (330) 828-2261 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
61 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 68 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 29% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dalton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +12.8pp since 2021
Math
69.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 74.3% |
| 2022-23 | 81.1% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.7% | 52.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dalton High School
Dalton High School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton High School this school | 282 | 21.6% | 79.5% |
| St Henry High School Saint Henry | 296 | 23.0% | 89.0% |
| Fairbanks High School Milford Center | 390 | 19.2% | 80.0% |
| Eastwood I High School Pemberville | 432 | 22.7% | 81.7% |
| Tinora High School Defiance | 272 | 19.5% | 79.8% |
| Columbiana High School Columbiana | 319 | 28.2% | 80.8% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dalton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #96 of 403 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #135 of 776 ▼ 61 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #63 of 774 ▲ 88 | #2 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #47 of 742 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #636 of 888 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #411 of 739 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #482 of 749 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #369 of 435 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #74 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 282 | 16.6 | 16.9:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 16.6 | 17.6:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 30.5 | 9.7:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 16.6 | 15.2:1 | 13% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | 13% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 20% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dalton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (253 to 282); teachers unchanged (16.6 to 16.6).
About Dalton High School
Dalton High School is a small high school in Dalton Local, located in Dalton, Ohio. The school had 282 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
The district, Dalton Local, operates 3 schools serving 898 students.
The large majority of students at Dalton High School, 91%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Dalton High School comes in at 17%.
With 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dalton High School was 16.9:1. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. Dalton High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 22%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is lower.
Dalton High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.5% is 1.1 points below the 80.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Wayne County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,574, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Wayne County number 45 and enroll about 14,479.
Nearby, Dalton Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. Dalton High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 76.8% on proficiency, and Dalton High School is above that at 79.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Dalton High School as Rural: Fringe.
Dalton High School had 319 students in 2020-21 and 282 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.3:1 to 16.9:1.
Discussions about Dalton High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dalton Local
- Dalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Dalton Middle SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Dalton Middle SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Other Dalton High schools
One other US public school is named Dalton High. Dalton High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dalton High SchoolDalton, GA · 1,919 students
Nearby schools
- Dalton Middle School0.2 mi · 277
- Dalton Elementary School0.2 mi · 339
- Tuslaw Middle School4.8 mi · 432
- Tuslaw High School4.9 mi · 368
- Orrville High School5.0 mi · 416
- Tuslaw Elementary School5.0 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Dalton High SchoolHow large is Dalton High School?
Dalton High School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dalton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dalton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dalton High School have?
Dalton High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dalton High School?
Student demographics at Dalton High School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dalton High School?
Dalton High School is overseen by Dalton Local in Wayne County.
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