There were 1,855 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 194 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
Pre-kindergarten Enrollment in Montgomery County Schools for 2023-24 School Year
| School name | # of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center | 194 | 22.7 | 854 |
| Shade Elementary School | 157 | 23.7 | 662 |
| Centerville Primary Village South | 142 | 24.3 | 584 |
| Indian Riffle Elementary School | 120 | 21.2 | 566 |
| Centerville Primary Village North | 97 | 20.3 | 477 |
| Valley View Intermediate School | 96 | 19.2 | 500 |
| River’s Edge Montessori Elementary School | 82 | 16.5 | 498 |
| Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center | 79 | 20.3 | 390 |
| Northridge Elementary School | 79 | 10 | 792 |
| Smith Elementary School | 75 | 14.5 | 519 |
| Dixie Elementary School | 64 | 13.7 | 467 |
| Brookville Elementary School | 61 | 11.9 | 512 |
| Medlar View Elementary School | 57 | 15.4 | 371 |
| J. F. Kennedy Elementary School | 47 | 7.4 | 634 |
| Oakview Elementary School | 47 | 9.8 | 480 |
| Kemp Elementary School | 42 | 13.2 | 318 |
| Beavertown Elementary School | 42 | 11.7 | 358 |
| Kiser Elementary School | 41 | 7.3 | 562 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 41 | 11.3 | 362 |
| Eastmont Elementary School | 39 | 10.4 | 376 |
| Edison Elementary School | 33 | 9.1 | 364 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 33 | 7.8 | 425 |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | 32 | 8.4 | 381 |
| Greenmont Elementary School | 31 | 11.3 | 274 |
| Valerie Elementary School | 21 | 3.9 | 534 |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 19 | 3.4 | 562 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 19 | 4.3 | 447 |
| Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy | 18 | 5.5 | 325 |
| Louise Troy Elementary School | 17 | 5 | 340 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 15 | 4 | 376 |
| Belle Haven Elementary School | 15 | 3.6 | 421 |
| Beverly Gardens Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| Brantwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 359 |
| Demmitt Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| Smith Middle School | 0 | 0 | 431 |
| Morton Middle School | 0 | 0 | 657 |
| Helke Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 382 |
| C. F. Holliday Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 469 |
| Harry Russell Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| Harold Schnell Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 503 |
| West Carrollton High School | 0 | 0 | 893 |
| West Carrollton Middle School | 0 | 0 | 474 |
| Brookville High School | 0 | 0 | 399 |
| Brookville Intermediate School | 0 | 0 | 604 |
| Blairwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| Jefferson Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Madison Park Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Westbrooke Village | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| Trotwood-Madison Middle School | 0 | 0 | 544 |
| Trotwood-Madison High School | 0 | 0 | 828 |
| North Dayton School of Science & Discovery | 0 | 0 | 557 |
| Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy | 0 | 0 | 354 |
| City Day Community School | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus | 0 | 0 | 483 |
| Richard Allen Preparatory | 0 | 0 | 430 |
| Miami Valley Academies | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Weisenborn Junior High School | 0 | 0 | 884 |
| Charles Huber Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 634 |
| Valley Forge Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 537 |
| Wayne High School | 0 | 0 | 1,646 |
| Rushmore Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 629 |
| Monticello Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 561 |
| Wright Brothers Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 680 |
| Valley View High School | 0 | 0 | 430 |
| Valley View Junior High School | 0 | 0 | 253 |
| Valley View Primary School | 0 | 0 | 537 |
| Northridge High School | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| Northridge Middle School | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| Northwood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| Union Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 553 |
| Northmoor Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 454 |
| Northmont Middle School | 0 | 0 | 715 |
| Northmont High School | 0 | 0 | 1,345 |
| Englewood Hills Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| Dixie Middle School | 0 | 0 | 314 |
| Dixie High School | 0 | 0 | 281 |
| Mad River Middle School | 0 | 0 | 539 |
| Stebbins High School | 0 | 0 | 1,075 |
| Saville Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) | 0 | 0 | 523 |
| Virginia Stevenson Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Butler High School | 0 | 0 | 870 |
| Magsig Middle School | 0 | 0 | 576 |
| W. O. Cline Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| Hadley E. Watts Middle School | 0 | 0 | 732 |
| Weller Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 525 |
| Tower Heights Middle School | 0 | 0 | 558 |
| Stingley Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| Normandy Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 472 |
| Dr. John Hole Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 398 |
| Driscoll Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| Centerville High School | 0 | 0 | 2,678 |
| Dayton Career Technology High School | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Montgomery Preparatory Academy | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| Liberty High School | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Dayton SMART Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Deca Prep | 0 | 0 | 927 |
| Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| Dayton Regional STEM School | 0 | 0 | 757 |
| Klepinger Community School | 0 | 0 | 538 |
| Dayton Early College Academy Inc. | 0 | 0 | 336 |
| Dayton Business Technology High School | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Gem City Career Prep High School | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Horizon Science Academy-Dayton | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Emerson Academy | 0 | 0 | 661 |
| Summit Academy Community School – Dayton | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Pathway School of Discovery | 0 | 0 | 785 |
| Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| Oakwood Junior High School | 0 | 0 | 303 |
| Oakwood High School | 0 | 0 | 626 |
| Harman Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 426 |
| Miamisburg Middle School | 0 | 0 | 1,108 |
| Mound Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| Miamisburg High School | 0 | 0 | 1,396 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 310 |
| Kinder Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| Jane Chance Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| Bear Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| Bauer Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 344 |
| Van Buren Middle School | 0 | 0 | 610 |
| Southdale Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 513 |
| Prass Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 399 |
| Orchard Park Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Kettering Fairmont High School | 0 | 0 | 2,428 |
| Kettering Middle School | 0 | 0 | 1,009 |
| David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center | 0 | 0 | 741 |
| Wogaman Middle School | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| Edwin Joel Brown Middle School | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Stivers School for the Arts | 0 | 0 | 817 |
| Wright Brothers Middle School | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| Meadowdale High School | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| Mound Street Academy | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| Dunbar Early College High School | 0 | 0 | 504 |
| Thurgood Marshall High School | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| Belmont High School | 0 | 0 | 1,078 |
