Dayton Reporter

There were 5,318 first grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less 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 319 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center	319	37.4	854
Centerville Primary Village South	293	50.2	584
Centerville Primary Village North	250	52.4	477
Shade Elementary School	239	36.1	662
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	156	40	390
Valley View Primary School	149	27.7	537
Northridge Elementary School	118	14.9	792
Wright Brothers Elementary School	111	16.3	680
Brookville Elementary School	110	21.5	512
Deca Prep	105	11.3	927
Helke Elementary School	103	27	382
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	103	16.2	634
Charles Huber Elementary School	93	14.7	634
Rushmore Elementary School	92	14.6	629
Pathway School of Discovery	87	11.1	785
Valley Forge Elementary School	87	16.2	537
Southdale Elementary School	83	16.2	513
Saville Elementary School	82	21.9	374
Monticello Elementary School	82	14.6	561
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	81	22.4	361
Demmitt Elementary School	80	25.1	319
Roosevelt Elementary School	77	18.1	425
Indian Riffle Elementary School	77	13.6	566
Kiser Elementary School	76	13.5	562
Ruskin Elementary School	76	13.5	562
Emerson Academy	75	11.3	661
North Dayton School of Science & Discovery	75	13.5	557
Dixie Elementary School	75	16.1	467
Valerie Elementary School	73	13.7	534
Fairview Elementary School	73	16.3	447
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	72	14.5	498
Klepinger Community School	71	13.2	538
Prass Elementary School	70	17.5	399
Richard Allen Preparatory	69	16	430
Harman Elementary School	68	16	426
Oakview Elementary School	67	14	480
Brantwood Elementary School	66	18.4	359
Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus	64	13.3	483
Beavertown Elementary School	64	17.9	358
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	63	20.3	311
Smith Elementary School	62	11.9	519
Bauer Elementary School	61	17.7	344
Mark Twain Elementary School	57	18.4	310
Horace Mann Elementary School	53	13.9	381
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	53	15	354
Westwood Elementary School	53	14.1	376
Eastmont Elementary School	52	13.8	376
Orchard Park Elementary School	52	16.7	311
Belle Haven Elementary School	51	12.1	421
Jane Chance Elementary School	50	16.8	298
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	48	25.4	189
Louise Troy Elementary School	48	14.1	340
Cleveland Elementary School	47	13	362
Medlar View Elementary School	46	12.4	371
Kemp Elementary School	46	14.5	318
Mound Elementary School	45	16.2	277
Edison Elementary School	44	12.1	364
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	43	13.2	325
Kinder Elementary School	39	13.6	286
Bear Elementary School	38	17.8	214
Greenmont Elementary School	37	13.5	274
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	34	13.1	259
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	21	10.9	193
City Day Community School	18	9.9	182
Miami Valley Academies	18	18.2	99
Dayton SMART Elementary School	14	18.4	76
Blairwood Elementary School	14	10.1	138
Dr. John Hole Elementary School	0	0	398
Driscoll Elementary School	0	0	274
Centerville High School	0	0	2,678
Valley View Intermediate School	0	0	500
Northwood Elementary School	0	0	335
Smith Middle School	0	0	431
Morton Middle School	0	0	657
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
Jefferson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	83
Madison Park Elementary School	0	0	321
Westbrooke Village	0	0	327
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
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	0	0	523
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
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
Belmont High School	0	0	1,078
Liberty High School	0	0	342
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
Dayton Regional STEM School	0	0	757
Gem City Career Prep High School	0	0	132
Dayton Early College Academy Inc.	0	0	336
Dayton Business Technology High School	0	0	77
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
Kettering Middle School	0	0	1,009
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	0	0	741