Total enrollment
12,118
-904 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
28 schools in Dayton City
Ohio · 12,118 students · 1 city
Dayton City's public schools, 28 in all, serve about 12,118 K-12 students inside Ohio, an average of 433 per campus.
7-year change in Dayton City
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
26
-2 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 26%
% Hispanic
13%
was 4%
% Black
63%
was 65%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Dayton City
Dayton City is a rural-scale Ohio school district running 28 campuses with combined enrollment near 12,118.
Looking at the level breakdown, Dayton City consists of 16 elementary, 3 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 7%: 13,022 students in SY 2017-18 versus 12,118 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Dayton City closed 2 schools, going from 28 to 26. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 13% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for Dayton City discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.