Dayton Public Schools

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 28 schools, 18 PreK-8 schools, 2 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 2 special centers.^[12]

Dayton Public Schools
Address
136 S. Ludlow Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Montgomery County, Ohio, 45402 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK-12
Established	December 1831
Superintendent	Dr. David Lawrence, Ph.D ^[1]
Asst. superintendent(s)	Dr. Shelia Burton^[2]
School board	7 members^[4]
Chair of the board	Dr. Chrisondra Goodwine^[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.dps.k12.oh.us

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-
Dunbar High School	1400 Albritton Dr.	Public, 9-12	1931-
Thurgood Marshall High School	4447 Hoover Ave.	2007-
Meadowdale High School	3873 Whitestone Ct.	Public, 9-12	1961-
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 (Pre-K-8)

• Belle Haven Pre-K-8 School
• Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy Pre-K-8
• Cleveland Elementary Pre-K-6 School
• Dayton Boys Prep Academy
• E.J.Brown Pre-K-8 School
• Eastmont Pre-K-8 School
• Edison Pre-K-8 School/middle school 7-8
• Fairview Pre-K-8 School
• Horace Mann Pre-K-8 School
• Kemp Pre-K-6 School
• Kiser Pre-K-8 School – At the site of former Kiser High School
• Louise Troy Pre-K-4 School
• Meadowdale Pre-K-8 School
• Wright Brothers PreK-8 School
• River's Edge Montessori Pre-K-6 School
• Rosa Parks Early Learning Center
• Ruskin Pre-K-8 School
• Valerie Pre-K-6 School
• Westwood Pre-K-8 School
• Wogaman 5-8 School
• World of Wonder Pre-K-8 School at Residence Park

Special centers

• Longfellow Alternative Learning Center

Former school buildings

The following schools have been closed and, in some cases, demolished.^[13]

High schools

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

• 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)

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

• List of school districts in Ohio
• Dayton City League

References

1. "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
3. (PDF). Dayton Public School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. "Board of Education". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
5. "Board of Education".
6. "Home Page". The Ohio 8. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
7. "Enrollment Data". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
8. (PDF). Dayton Public School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
9. "Our Administration". Dayton Public Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
10. "School District Square Mileage". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
11. "Enrollment Data". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
12. (PDF). Dayton Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
13. . Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
14. Turner, Aaron. . Old Ohio Schools. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

External links

• Official website

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