Dayton Reporter

There were 5,461 first grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 352 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 fifth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 70,099 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center	352	41.2	854
Centerville Primary Village South	307	51.6	595
Shade Elementary School	282	41.9	673
Centerville Primary Village North	254	52.6	483
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	184	43.4	424
Valley View Primary School	147	25.5	576
Northridge Elementary School	140	18.9	742
Brookville Elementary School	113	22.5	502
Helke Elementary School	112	31.2	359
Southdale Elementary School	107	21.6	496
Deca Prep	104	11.4	909
Wright Brothers Elementary School	103	15.1	683
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	103	16.5	623
Dixie Elementary School	95	20.8	457
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	93	23.8	391
Charles Huber Elementary School	91	14.9	612
Rushmore Elementary School	90	14.3	629
Pathway School of Discovery	87	11.6	748
Monticello Elementary School	85	14.4	591
Brantwood Elementary School	83	23.4	354
Indian Riffle Elementary School	81	14.7	552
Kiser Elementary School	81	14.5	560
North Dayton School of Science & Discovery	80	14.8	542
Ruskin Elementary School	78	14.2	551
Demmitt Elementary School	78	25.2	309
Klepinger Community School	76	14.3	530
Prass Elementary School	75	17.2	436
Emerson Academy	71	11.3	627
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	71	14.5	488
Smith Elementary School	70	13.4	524
Valerie Elementary School	69	12.6	548
Belle Haven Elementary School	68	15.2	446
Valley Forge Elementary School	67	12.3	544
Saville Elementary School	67	17.6	381
Oakview Elementary School	67	14.6	459
Fairview Elementary School	66	13.8	478
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	66	21.5	307
Richard Allen Preparatory	63	14.3	441
Orchard Park Elementary School	61	18.4	332
Harman Elementary School	60	14.5	414
Medlar View Elementary School	58	19.6	296
Louise Troy Elementary School	57	16.2	351
Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus	56	11.8	475
Beavertown Elementary School	55	15.5	355
Bauer Elementary School	53	14.1	375
Eastmont Elementary School	53	15.6	339
Mark Twain Elementary School	53	17	312
Horace Mann Elementary School	51	13.8	369
Kinder Elementary School	51	16.7	306
Edison Elementary School	50	13.2	378
Jane Chance Elementary School	50	17.8	281
Roosevelt Elementary School	49	13.1	374
Cleveland Elementary School	49	14.9	328
Westwood Elementary School	47	12.7	370
Mound Elementary School	46	15.3	300
Kemp Elementary School	43	15.1	284
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	43	13.1	328
Greenmont Elementary School	42	15.5	271
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	34	17.8	191
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	32	14.6	219
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	28	10.9	258
Bear Elementary School	27	15.6	173
Blairwood Elementary School	19	13.3	143
Miami Valley Academies	19	20.7	92
City Day Community School	18	9.5	189
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	18	10.2	177
Dayton SMART Elementary School	13	24.5	53
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	0	0	129
Valley View Intermediate School	0	0	463
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	0	0	12
Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	0	0	71
Gem City Career Prep High School	0	0	121
Dayton Business Technology High School	0	0	59
Dayton Early College Academy Inc.	0	0	330
Dayton Regional STEM School	0	0	740
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	0	0	292
Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	0	0	82
Liberty High School	0	0	303
Dayton Career Technology High School	0	0	112
Centerville High School	0	0	2,650
Driscoll Elementary School	0	0	267
Dr. John Hole Elementary School	0	0	407
Normandy Elementary School	0	0	427
Stingley Elementary School	0	0	293
Tower Heights Middle School	0	0	533
Weller Elementary School	0	0	535
Hadley E. Watts Middle School	0	0	689
W. O. Cline Elementary School	0	0	457
Magsig Middle School	0	0	580
Belmont High School	0	0	1,061
Thurgood Marshall High School	0	0	512
Dunbar Early College High School	0	0	484
Mound Street Academy	0	0	141
Meadowdale High School	0	0	555
Wright Brothers Middle School	0	0	301
Stivers School for the Arts	0	0	775
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	0	0	371
Wogaman Middle School	0	0	368
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	0	0	737
Kettering Middle School	0	0	1,070
Kettering Fairmont High School	0	0	2,410
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	587
Miamisburg High School	0	0	1,481
Miamisburg Middle School	0	0	1,145
Oakwood High School	0	0	658
Oakwood Junior High School	0	0	302
Butler High School	0	0	836
Smith Middle School	0	0	457
Morton Middle School	0	0	692
C. F. Holliday Elementary School	0	0	509
Harry Russell Elementary School	0	0	235
Harold Schnell Elementary School	0	0	495
West Carrollton High School	0	0	923
West Carrollton Middle School	0	0	508
Brookville High School	0	0	403
Brookville Intermediate School	0	0	575
Jefferson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	114
Madison Park Elementary School	0	0	364
Westbrooke Village	0	0	329
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	0	0	593
RAM Nation Virtual Academy	0	0	37
Trotwood-Madison High School	0	0	748
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	0	0	540
Stebbins High School	0	0	1,066
Mad River Middle School	0	0	551
Dixie High School	0	0	303
Dixie Middle School	0	0	332
Englewood Elementary School	0	0	289
Englewood Hills Elementary School	0	0	244
Northmont High School	0	0	1,348
Northmont Middle School	0	0	740
Northmoor Elementary School	0	0	459
Union Elementary School	0	0	380
Northwood Elementary School	0	0	325
Northridge Middle School	0	0	360
Northridge High School	0	0	470
Valley View Junior High School	0	0	252
Valley View High School	0	0	436
Wayne High School	0	0	1,651
Weisenborn Junior High School	0	0	942