There were 5,383 eighth grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Weisenborn Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 456 students.
Within Montgomery County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.
Statewide, Montgomery County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 70,321 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked fifth the year before.
In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.
Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.
Montgomery County Enrollment by Grade – Yearly Comparison
Eighth Grade Enrollment in Montgomery County Schools for 2023-24 School Year
| School name | # of 8th Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisenborn Junior High School | 456 | 51.6 | 884 |
| Miamisburg Middle School | 403 | 36.4 | 1,108 |
| Northmont Middle School | 374 | 52.3 | 715 |
| Kettering Middle School | 344 | 34.1 | 1,009 |
| Mad River Middle School | 254 | 47.1 | 539 |
| West Carrollton Middle School | 234 | 49.4 | 474 |
| Hadley E. Watts Middle School | 228 | 31.1 | 732 |
| Morton Middle School | 218 | 33.2 | 657 |
| Van Buren Middle School | 197 | 32.3 | 610 |
| Wogaman Middle School | 192 | 51.1 | 376 |
| Magsig Middle School | 189 | 32.8 | 576 |
| Wright Brothers Middle School | 185 | 50.7 | 365 |
| Trotwood-Madison Middle School | 178 | 32.7 | 544 |
| Tower Heights Middle School | 171 | 30.6 | 558 |
| Oakwood Junior High School | 159 | 52.5 | 303 |
| Edwin Joel Brown Middle School | 141 | 45.3 | 311 |
| Northridge Middle School | 137 | 35.8 | 383 |
| Brookville Intermediate School | 132 | 21.9 | 604 |
| Stivers School for the Arts | 124 | 15.2 | 817 |
| Valley View Junior High School | 124 | 49 | 253 |
| Dayton Regional STEM School | 124 | 16.4 | 757 |
| Belmont High School | 116 | 10.8 | 1,078 |
| Deca Prep | 98 | 10.6 | 927 |
| Dixie Middle School | 91 | 29 | 314 |
| Emerson Academy | 81 | 12.3 | 661 |
| Pathway School of Discovery | 79 | 10.1 | 785 |
| Klepinger Community School | 62 | 11.5 | 538 |
| North Dayton School of Science & Discovery | 52 | 9.3 | 557 |
| Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School | 44 | 16.7 | 264 |
| Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy | 36 | 10.2 | 354 |
| Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus | 35 | 7.2 | 483 |
| Richard Allen Preparatory | 28 | 6.5 | 430 |
| Montgomery Preparatory Academy | 21 | 8.1 | 259 |
| Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown | 20 | 10.4 | 193 |
| City Day Community School | 20 | 11 | 182 |
| Jefferson Junior-Senior High School | 14 | 16.9 | 83 |
| Miami Valley Academies | 11 | 11.1 | 99 |
| Summit Academy Community School – Dayton | 11 | 47.8 | 23 |
| Valerie Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 534 |
| Kiser Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 562 |
| Smith Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 519 |
| Harman Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 426 |
| Valley Forge Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 537 |
| Wright Brothers Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 680 |
| Rushmore Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 629 |
| Northmoor Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 454 |
| Union Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 553 |
| Valley View Intermediate School | 0 | 0 | 500 |
| C. F. Holliday Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 469 |
| Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) | 0 | 0 | 523 |
| Brantwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 359 |
| Monticello Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 561 |
| Englewood Hills Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 562 |
| Charles Huber Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 634 |
| Northwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 447 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 425 |
| Louise Troy Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| Belle Haven Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 421 |
| Edison Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 381 |
| Blairwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| Kemp Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| Eastmont Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| Trotwood-Madison High School | 0 | 0 | 828 |
| Thurgood Marshall High School | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center | 0 | 0 | 741 |
| Dayton Business Technology High School | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Valley View Primary School | 0 | 0 | 537 |
| Madison Park Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Harold Schnell Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 503 |
| Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| Gem City Career Prep High School | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Dayton Early College Academy Inc. | 0 | 0 | 336 |
| Butler High School | 0 | 0 | 870 |
| Stebbins High School | 0 | 0 | 1,075 |
| Oakwood High School | 0 | 0 | 626 |
| Dayton Career Technology High School | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Northridge High School | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| Harry Russell Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| Valley View High School | 0 | 0 | 430 |
| Dixie Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 467 |
| Saville Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| Wayne High School | 0 | 0 | 1,646 |
| Northmont High School | 0 | 0 | 1,345 |
| Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center | 0 | 0 | 854 |
| Virginia Stevenson Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Bear Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| Liberty High School | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| Dunbar Early College High School | 0 | 0 | 504 |
| Mound Street Academy | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| Meadowdale High School | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| Horizon Science Academy-Dayton | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| Orchard Park Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 310 |
| Mound Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| Dayton SMART Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Greenmont Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| Beavertown Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 358 |
| Kinder Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| Jane Chance Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| West Carrollton High School | 0 | 0 | 893 |
| Helke Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 382 |
| Brookville High School | 0 | 0 | 399 |
| Medlar View Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 371 |
| Driscoll Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| Bauer Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 344 |
| Southdale Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 513 |
| Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy | 0 | 0 | 325 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 362 |
| River’s Edge Montessori Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 498 |
| Beverly Gardens Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| Oakview Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 480 |
| Prass Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 399 |
| Stingley Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| Indian Riffle Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 566 |
| J. F. Kennedy Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 634 |
| Northridge Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 792 |
| Brookville Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 512 |
| Dr. John Hole Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 398 |
| Demmitt Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| Normandy Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| Centerville High School | 0 | 0 | 2,678 |
| Weller Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 525 |
| Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| W. O. Cline Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| Shade Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 662 |
| Westbrooke Village | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| Kettering Fairmont High School | 0 | 0 | 2,428 |
| Smith Middle School | 0 | 0 | 431 |
| Miamisburg High School | 0 | 0 | 1,396 |
| Centerville Primary Village North | 0 | 0 | 477 |
| Centerville Primary Village South | 0 | 0 | 584 |
| Dixie High School | 0 | 0 | 281 |
