Dayton Public Schools is the school district in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves Dayton, Ohio. The district covers 49 square miles.[10] Dayton Public Schools (DPS) is the 12th largest PreK-12 district in the state, with a 2017–2018 enrollment of about 12571.[11] DPS has 27 schools, 17 elementary schools, 3 stand-alone middle schools, and 7 high schools..[12]
| Dayton Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
136 S. Ludlow Street
Montgomery County, Ohio, 45402Dayton, Ohio 45402 United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Established | December 1831 |
| Superintendent | Dr. David Lawrence, Ph.D [1] |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Lisa Minor[2] |
| School board | 7 members[4] |
| Chair of the board | William Smith [5] |
| Schools | 30 |
| Budget | $248.4 m (2018)[3] |
| Affiliation(s) | The Ohio 8[6] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 12571[7] |
| Faculty | 2062 full-time employees (2018)[8] |
| Other information | |
| Treasurer | Hiwot Abraha[9] |
| Website | www |
Schools
editHigh schools (9-12 & 7-12)
edit| School | Address | Type | Tenure as a H.S. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont High School | 2615 Wayne Ave. | Public, 7-12 | 1959- | |||
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 1400 Albritton Dr. | Public, 9-12 | 1931- | |||
| Thurgood Marshall STEM High School | 4447 Hoover Ave. | 2007- | ||||
| Meadowdale Career Technology Center | 3873 Whitestone Ct. | Public, 9-12 | 1961- | |||
| David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center | 741 Washington St. | Tech. School, 9-12 | 2009- | |||
| Stivers School for the Arts | 1313 E. 5th St. | Magnet School, 7-12 | 1908-1976, 1997- | |||
Elementary and Middle schools
edit- Belle Haven Pre-K-6 School
- Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy Pre-K-8
- Cleveland Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
- Eastmont Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Edison Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Fairview Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Horace Mann Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- International School at Residence Park for English Learner Students K-12
- Kemp Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Kiser Elementary Pre-K-6 School – At the site of the former Kiser High School
- Louise Troy Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- River's Edge Montessori Pre-K-6 School
- Roosevelt Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Rosa Parks Early Learning Center
- Ruskin Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Valerie Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Westwood Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Wogaman Middle School
- Wright Brothers Middle School School
Former school buildings
editThe following schools have been closed and, in some cases, demolished.[13]
High schools
edit| School | Address[14] | Type | Tenure as a H.S. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel White High School | 501 Niagara Ave. | Public | 1929-2007 | |||
| Fairview High School | 1305 W. Fairview Ave. | Public | 1929-1982 | |||
| Kiser High School | 1401 Leo St. | Public | 1925-1982 | |||
| Patterson Career Center/ Patterson Co-Op/ Stivers-Patterson |
118 E. 1st St. | Public | 1952-2009 | |||
| Roosevelt High School | 2013 W. 3rd St. | Public | 1923-1975 | |||
| Roth High School | 4535 Hoover Ave. | Public | 1959-1982 | |||
| Steele High School | 203 N. Main St. | Public | 1906-1940 | |||
| Wilbur Wright High School | 1361 Huffman Ave. | Public | 1940-1982 | |||
Elementary schools
edit- Allen Elementary School
- Bauer Elementary School
- Belmont Elementary School
- Beverly Gardens Elementary School
- Blairwood Elementary School
- Brantwood Elementary School
- Brown Elementary School
- Carlson Elementary School
- Central Elementary School
- Cornell Heights Elementary School
- Dorothy Lane Elementary School
- Drexel Elementary School
- Driscoll Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Fairport Elementary School
- Fort McKinley Elementary School
- Franklin Montessori School
- Gardendale Elementary School
- Garfield Elementary School
- Gettysburg Elementary School
- Green Elementary School
- Harman Elementary School
- Harshman Elementary School
- Hawthorne Elementary School
- Hickorydale Elementary School
- Highview Elementary School
- Hole Elementary School
- Holliday Elementary School
- Huffman Elementary School
- Irving Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Jackson Primary School
- Jane Addams Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Kennedy Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Loos Elementary School
- Miami Chapel
- MacFarlane School
- McGuffey Elementary School
- Patterson Kennedy Elementary School
- Shiloh Elementary School
- Shoup Mill Elementary School
- Van Cleve Elementary School
- Orville Wright Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
- Westwood Elementary School
- McNary Park Elementary School
- Residence Park ElementarySchool
- Webster Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
Notable alumni (Closed high schools)
editSteele High School
edit- Margaret Andrew – former experimental engineer, Frigidaire
- Johnnie Becker – former NFL lineman and back, Dayton Triangles
- Earl "Red" Blaik – hall of fame college football head coach, United States Military Academy
- Steve Buchanan – former NFL back, Dayton Triangles
- Richard E. Cole – former United States Air Force colonel, participant in Doolittle Raid
- Dick Dobeleit – former NFL fullback, Dayton Triangles
- Dick Faust – former NFL lineman, Dayton Triangles
- Harry P. Jeffrey – one-term member of the United States House of Representatives (OH-3)
- James L. Kauffman – former United States Navy vice admiral
- Jackson Keefer – former NFL back, Dayton Triangles, et al.
- Rodney M. Love – one-term member of the United States House of Representatives (OH-3)
- Carl Mankat – former NFL lineman, Dayton Triangles
- Marvin Pierce – former president McCall Corporation, father of First Lady Barbara Bush
- Harry Reser – former banjo player and bandleader
- Paul F. Schenck – seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives (OH-3)
- Howard Dwight Smith – former architect, most known for his designs of Ohio Stadium
- Byron A. Stover – former businessman and politician from the state of Oregon
- Arthur Valpey – former college football head coach, Harvard and Connecticut
- Coby Whitmore – former painter, magazine illustrator, commercial artist, and race-car designer
- Pliny W. Williamson – former lawyer and politician from New York
- Earl Yingling – former MLB pitcher
- Roz Young – former author, educator, historian
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fast Facts" (PDF). Dayton Public School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Board of Education". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Board of Education".
- ^ "Home Page". The Ohio 8. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment Data". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fast Facts" (PDF). Dayton Public School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "School District Square Mileage". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment Data". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fast Facts" (PDF). Dayton Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Student Records". Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ Turner, Aaron. "Montgomery County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.