Dayton City School District, Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton Public Schools is the school district in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves Dayton, Ohio. The district covers 49 square miles. Dayton Public Schools (DPS) is the 12th largest PreK-12 district in the state, with a 2017–2018 enrollment of about 12571. DPS has 27 schools, 17 elementary schools, 3 stand-alone middle schools, and 7 high schools..
DPS operates the FM jazz radio station WDPS.
Schools
High schools (9-12 & 7-12)
| 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. | Public, 9-12 | 2007- |
| Meadowdale Career Technology Center | 3873 Whitestone Ct. | Public, 9-12 | 1961- |
| Mound Street Academy | 354 Mound St. | 9-12 | |
| 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
- Belle Haven Pre-K-6 School
- Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy Pre-K-8
- Cleveland Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Eastmont Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Edison Elementary Pre-K-6 School
- Edwin Joel Brown Middle 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 Pre-K
- 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
Former school buildings
The following schools have been closed and, in some cases, demolished.
High schools
| School | Address | 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
- Allen Elementary School
- Belmont Elementary School
- Carlson Elementary School
- Central Elementary School
- Clark Occupational
- Cornell Heights Elementary School
- Drexel Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Fairport Elementary School
- Fort McKinley Elementary School
- Franklin Montessori School
- Gardendale Elementary School
- Garfield Elementary School
- Gettysburg Elementary School
- Grace A. Greene Elementary School (housed 1997-2004 at Fairview)
- Hawthorne Elementary School
- Hickorydale Elementary School
- Highview Elementary School
- Huffman Elementary School
- Irving Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Jackson Primary School
- Jane Addams Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Lewton Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Longfellow Elementary School
- Loos Elementary School
- MacFarlane Elementary School
- McGuffey Elementary School
- McKinley Occupational
- McNary Park Elementary School
- Miami Chapel Elementary School
- Orville Wright Elementary School
- Patterson Kennedy Elementary School
- Residence Park Elementary School
- Shiloh Elementary School
- Shoup Mill Elementary School
- U. S. Grant Elementary School
- Van Cleve Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Weaver Elementary School
- Webster Elementary School
- Westwood Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
Notable alumni (Closed high schools)
Steele High School
- 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
References
- ^ "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.
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