South Dayton News

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.

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