Enrollment
144
High
STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEM CITY CAREER PREP HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 390044805007
Gem City Career Prep High School
1721 N Main St, Dayton, OH 45405 · (937) 274-2841 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Ohio public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 60 | 42% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 3% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
15.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 8.3% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| 2021-22 | 12.2% | 0.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gem City Career Prep High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #678 of 776 ▲ 7 | #19 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #736 of 774 ▲ 22 | #25 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #142 of 742 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #799 of 888 | #28 of 34 |
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
144
+38 (+36%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 7.5 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 2.5 | 47.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 4 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 3.5 | 36.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 7 | 27.9:1 | 74% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 7 | 33.0:1 | 99% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gem City Career Prep High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (127 to 144); teachers up 129% (3.5 to 8).
About Gem City Career Prep High School
Gem City Career Prep High School is the name of a small high school in Dayton, Ohio. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 144 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 75% smaller than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Gem City Career Prep High School's enrollment is 88% Black. After that, the student body is 8% White and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 20% Black. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.0 students per teacher and 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Gem City Career Prep High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $66,139, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Gem City Career Prep High School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
DECA PREP is the public school closest to Gem City Career Prep High School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. Gem City Career Prep High School is one of the charter schools in Ohio.
Gem City Career Prep High School's enrollment grew from 106 in 2020-21 to 144 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Dayton
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Stebbins High SchoolHigh · 1,092 students
- DECA PREPElementary · 950 students
- Pathway School of DiscoveryElementary · 843 students
- Stivers School For The ArtsHigh · 837 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
Nearby schools
- DECA PREP0.3 mi · 950
- Edwin Joel Brown Middle School0.7 mi · 326
- River's Edge Montessori Elementary School1.1 mi · 552
- Dayton Business Technology High School1.3 mi · 62
- Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade1.4 mi · 552
- Fairview Elementary School1.5 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Gem City Career Prep High SchoolHow large is Gem City Career Prep High School?
Gem City Career Prep High School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gem City Career Prep High School serve?
Gem City Career Prep High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gem City Career Prep High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gem City Career Prep High School is approximately 18.0:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gem City Career Prep High School?
Student demographics at Gem City Career Prep High School are roughly 8% White, 2% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gem City Career Prep High School in?
Gem City Career Prep High School is part of Gem City Career Prep High School.
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