Oakwood Junior High School

As a low-enrollment intermediate school in Dayton, Ohio, Oakwood Junior High School hosts 319 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Oakwood City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Oakwood Junior High School sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Oakwood Junior High School is one of 5 schools operated by Oakwood City, a district that caters to 2,002 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oakwood Junior High School logs that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Oakwood Junior High School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Oakwood Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,139, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Oakwood Junior High School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

The closest other public school is Oakwood High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Oakwood Junior High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakwood Junior High School has held roughly steady, going from 326 students in 2018 to 319 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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