Total enrollment
3,756
+143 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Mad River Local
Ohio · 3,756 students · 1 city
Mad River Local has 9 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 3,756 Ohio students across 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Mad River Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
+1 (+13%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mad River Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,756 | #95 of 584 | #2,585 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #52 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #366 of 579 | #7,497 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #72 of 422 | #2,790 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Mad River Local
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,907 to 3,728 students (down 5%) and from 211 to 211 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stebbins High School | Dayton | High | 09-12 | 1,092 |
| Mad River Middle School | Dayton | Middle | 05-09 | 562 |
| Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) | Dayton | Middle | 04-06 | 515 |
| Beverly Gardens Elementary School | Dayton | Elementary | KG-04 | 388 |
| Saville Elementary School | Dayton | Elementary | KG-04 | 367 |
| Brantwood Elementary School | Dayton | Elementary | KG-04 | 365 |
| Virginia Stevenson Elementary School | Dayton | Elementary | KG-04 | 290 |
| Mad River Early Childhood Center | Dayton | Elementary | PK-PK | 149 |
| Mad River Local Schools Remote Learning Center | Dayton | High | 05-12 | 28 |
About Mad River Local
Mad River Local is a low-population Ohio school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 3,756.
On the school-mix side, Mad River Local covers 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 417 in this district, noticeably below the Ohio typical of 469.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 4%: 3,613 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,756 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Mad River Local opened 1 school, going from 8 to 9.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Mad River Local discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.