South Dayton News

There were 5,277 fourth grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Harry Russell Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 240 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Harry Russell Elementary School	240	100	240
Smith Middle School	191	44.3	431
Westbrooke Village	182	55.7	327
Valley View Intermediate School	150	30	500
Weller Elementary School	128	24.4	525
Brookville Intermediate School	125	20.7	604
Northridge Elementary School	122	15.4	792
Normandy Elementary School	117	24.8	472
Union Elementary School	108	19.5	553
Dr. John Hole Elementary School	106	26.6	398
Deca Prep	104	11.2	927
Charles Huber Elementary School	103	16.2	634
W. O. Cline Elementary School	101	21.4	472
Wright Brothers Elementary School	100	14.7	680
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	100	15.8	634
Monticello Elementary School	96	17.1	561
Southdale Elementary School	91	17.7	513
Rushmore Elementary School	90	14.3	629
Harman Elementary School	89	20.9	426
Northmoor Elementary School	86	18.9	454
Dixie Elementary School	82	17.6	467
Indian Riffle Elementary School	82	14.5	566
Pathway School of Discovery	82	10.4	785
Stingley Elementary School	80	26.6	301
Kiser Elementary School	78	13.9	562
Ruskin Elementary School	78	13.9	562
Valley Forge Elementary School	76	14.2	537
Driscoll Elementary School	75	27.4	274
Smith Elementary School	75	14.5	519
Englewood Hills Elementary School	75	19.9	376
Saville Elementary School	75	20.1	374
Oakview Elementary School	72	15	480
Brantwood Elementary School	70	19.5	359
Valerie Elementary School	68	12.7	534
Northwood Elementary School	68	20.3	335
Belle Haven Elementary School	67	15.9	421
Emerson Academy	65	9.8	661
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	65	18	361
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	63	20.3	311
Mark Twain Elementary School	62	20	310
Bauer Elementary School	61	17.7	344
Orchard Park Elementary School	60	19.3	311
Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus	60	12.4	483
Prass Elementary School	60	15	399
Klepinger Community School	59	11	538
Jane Chance Elementary School	57	19.1	298
North Dayton School of Science & Discovery	54	9.7	557
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	54	10.8	498
Cleveland Elementary School	53	14.6	362
Fairview Elementary School	52	11.6	447
Roosevelt Elementary School	51	12	425
Eastmont Elementary School	50	13.3	376
Richard Allen Preparatory	49	11.4	430
Westwood Elementary School	49	13	376
Beavertown Elementary School	47	13.1	358
Kinder Elementary School	47	16.4	286
Greenmont Elementary School	46	16.8	274
Edison Elementary School	46	12.6	364
Horace Mann Elementary School	46	12.1	381
Medlar View Elementary School	44	11.9	371
Mound Elementary School	42	15.2	277
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	38	10.7	354
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	37	14.3	259
Bear Elementary School	36	16.8	214
Louise Troy Elementary School	35	10.3	340
Kemp Elementary School	31	9.7	318
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	29	8.9	325
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	24	12.7	189
City Day Community School	21	11.5	182
Blairwood Elementary School	20	14.5	138
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	17	8.8	193
Dayton SMART Elementary School	15	19.7	76
Belmont High School	0	0	1,078
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
Kettering Middle School	0	0	1,009
Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	0	0	93
Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	0	0	37
Thurgood Marshall High School	0	0	521
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	0	0	264
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	0	0	741
Dayton Business Technology High School	0	0	77
Dayton Early College Academy Inc.	0	0	336
Dayton Regional STEM School	0	0	757
Gem City Career Prep High School	0	0	132
Wright Brothers Middle School	0	0	365
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	0	0	116
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	0	0	544
Trotwood-Madison High School	0	0	828
Weisenborn Junior High School	0	0	884
Wayne High School	0	0	1,646
Valley View High School	0	0	430
Valley View Junior High School	0	0	253
Northridge High School	0	0	471
Northridge Middle School	0	0	383
Dayton Career Technology High School	0	0	113
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	0	0	23
Oakwood Junior High School	0	0	303
Oakwood High School	0	0	626
Miamisburg Middle School	0	0	1,108
Miamisburg High School	0	0	1,396
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	610
Kettering Fairmont High School	0	0	2,428
Stivers School for the Arts	0	0	817
Shade Elementary School	0	0	662
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	0	0	390
Centerville High School	0	0	2,678
Morton Middle School	0	0	657
C. F. Holliday Elementary School	0	0	469
West Carrollton High School	0	0	893
West Carrollton Middle School	0	0	474
Brookville High School	0	0	399
Jefferson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	83
Miami Valley Academies	0	0	99
Brookville Elementary School	0	0	512
Demmitt Elementary School	0	0	319
Helke Elementary School	0	0	382
Valley View Primary School	0	0	537
Madison Park Elementary School	0	0	321
Harold Schnell Elementary School	0	0	503
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	0	0	311
Wogaman Middle School	0	0	376
Tower Heights Middle School	0	0	558
Hadley E. Watts Middle School	0	0	732
Magsig Middle School	0	0	576
Butler High School	0	0	870
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	0	0	523
Stebbins High School	0	0	1,075
Mad River Middle School	0	0	539
Dixie High School	0	0	281
Dixie Middle School	0	0	314
Northmont High School	0	0	1,345
Northmont Middle School	0	0	715
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center	0	0	854
Centerville Primary Village South	0	0	584
Centerville Primary Village North	0	0	477