South Dayton News

There were 5,021 third grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Harold Schnell Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 229 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Harold Schnell Elementary School	229	45.5	503
Madison Park Elementary School	155	48.3	321
Weller Elementary School	133	25.3	525
Valley View Primary School	128	23.8	537
Normandy Elementary School	125	26.5	472
Helke Elementary School	115	30.1	382
W. O. Cline Elementary School	111	23.5	472
Demmitt Elementary School	110	34.5	319
Union Elementary School	109	19.7	553
Deca Prep	109	11.8	927
Brookville Elementary School	108	21.1	512
Dr. John Hole Elementary School	106	26.6	398
Northridge Elementary School	104	13.1	792
Wright Brothers Elementary School	92	13.5	680
Northmoor Elementary School	89	19.6	454
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	82	12.9	634
Pathway School of Discovery	80	10.2	785
Saville Elementary School	80	21.4	374
Charles Huber Elementary School	79	12.5	634
Ruskin Elementary School	78	13.9	562
Rushmore Elementary School	78	12.4	629
Dixie Elementary School	75	16.1	467
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	75	20.8	361
Stingley Elementary School	75	24.9	301
Smith Elementary School	74	14.3	519
Valley Forge Elementary School	73	13.6	537
Prass Elementary School	72	18	399
Northwood Elementary School	71	21.2	335
Englewood Hills Elementary School	71	18.9	376
Emerson Academy	69	10.4	661
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	69	13.9	498
Oakview Elementary School	69	14.4	480
Southdale Elementary School	66	12.9	513
Monticello Elementary School	66	11.8	561
Fairview Elementary School	65	14.5	447
Valerie Elementary School	65	12.2	534
Brantwood Elementary School	65	18.1	359
Mound Elementary School	63	22.7	277
Kiser Elementary School	62	11	562
Driscoll Elementary School	60	21.9	274
Indian Riffle Elementary School	59	10.4	566
Harman Elementary School	59	13.8	426
Medlar View Elementary School	58	15.6	371
Eastmont Elementary School	57	15.2	376
Orchard Park Elementary School	55	17.7	311
Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus	55	11.4	483
Mark Twain Elementary School	54	17.4	310
Klepinger Community School	53	9.9	538
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	52	16	325
Bauer Elementary School	51	14.8	344
Beavertown Elementary School	51	14.2	358
Belle Haven Elementary School	49	11.6	421
Richard Allen Preparatory	49	11.4	430
Edison Elementary School	48	13.2	364
Roosevelt Elementary School	48	11.3	425
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	48	15.4	311
Kinder Elementary School	47	16.4	286
Horace Mann Elementary School	47	12.3	381
Westwood Elementary School	47	12.5	376
North Dayton School of Science & Discovery	46	8.3	557
Jane Chance Elementary School	44	14.8	298
Louise Troy Elementary School	41	12.1	340
Kemp Elementary School	37	11.6	318
Cleveland Elementary School	35	9.7	362
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	33	9.3	354
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	33	17.5	189
Bear Elementary School	32	15	214
Greenmont Elementary School	28	10.2	274
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	23	11.9	193
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	20	7.7	259
City Day Community School	18	9.9	182
Blairwood Elementary School	15	10.9	138
Dayton SMART Elementary School	13	17.1	76
Miami Valley Academies	11	11.1	99
Jefferson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	83
Brookville Intermediate School	0	0	604
Brookville High School	0	0	399
West Carrollton Middle School	0	0	474
West Carrollton High School	0	0	893
Harry Russell Elementary School	0	0	240
C. F. Holliday Elementary School	0	0	469
Morton Middle School	0	0	657
Smith Middle School	0	0	431
Valley View Intermediate School	0	0	500
Centerville High School	0	0	2,678
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	0	0	390
Shade Elementary School	0	0	662
Centerville Primary Village North	0	0	477
Centerville Primary Village South	0	0	584
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center	0	0	854
Westbrooke Village	0	0	327
Northmont Middle School	0	0	715
Northmont High School	0	0	1,345
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
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	0	0	523
Butler High School	0	0	870
Magsig Middle School	0	0	576
Hadley E. Watts Middle School	0	0	732
Tower Heights Middle School	0	0	558
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
Gem City Career Prep High School	0	0	132
Dayton Regional STEM School	0	0	757
Dayton Early College Academy Inc.	0	0	336
Dayton Business Technology High School	0	0	77
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	0	0	741
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	0	0	264
Thurgood Marshall High School	0	0	521
Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	0	0	37
Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	0	0	93
Liberty High School	0	0	342
Belmont High School	0	0	1,078
Dunbar Early College High School	0	0	504
Mound Street Academy	0	0	158
Meadowdale High School	0	0	510
Kettering Middle School	0	0	1,009
Kettering Fairmont High School	0	0	2,428
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	610
Miamisburg High School	0	0	1,396
Miamisburg Middle School	0	0	1,108
Oakwood High School	0	0	626
Oakwood Junior High School	0	0	303
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	0	0	23
Dayton Career Technology High School	0	0	113
Northridge Middle School	0	0	383
Northridge High School	0	0	471
Valley View Junior High School	0	0	253
Valley View High School	0	0	430
Wayne High School	0	0	1,646
Weisenborn Junior High School	0	0	884
Trotwood-Madison High School	0	0	828
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	0	0	544
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	0	0	116