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Dayton, KY
Public School Ratings




Dayton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dayton Independent School District details

Dayton Independent School District
200 Clay St
Dayton, KY 41074

859 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Dayton Independent School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.8% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
33%
46%
25%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dayton High School
200 Greendevil Ln
Dayton, KY, 41074
07-12
Lincoln Elementary School
701 Fifth Ave
Dayton, KY, 41074
PK-06
Regional School Programs
5516 East Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, KY, 41076
KG-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.8% 76.7%
Black 2.2% 11.5%
Hispanic 6.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.1% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 77.9% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,721 $6,632,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,126 $967,000 7.3%
Staff $839 $721,000 5.4%
General Administration $609 $523,000 4.0%
School Administration $948 $814,000 6.1%
Operation $1,112 $955,000 7.2%
Transportation $122 $105,000 0.8%
Other $546 $469,000 3.5%
Total Support $5,302 $4,554,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,389 $2,052,000 15.5%
Total Expenditures $15,411 $13,238,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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