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)
SchoolAddressTypeTenure as a H.S. Belmont High School2615 Wayne Ave.Public, 7-121959-Paul Laurence Dunbar High School1400 Albritton Dr.Public, 9-121931-Thurgood Marshall STEM High School4447 Hoover Ave.Public, 9-122007-Meadowdale Career Technology Center3873 Whitestone Ct.Public, 9-121961-Mound Street Academy354 Mound St.9-12David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center741 Washington St.Tech. School, 9-122009-Stivers School for the Arts1313 E. 5th St.Magnet School, 7-121908-1976,1997-
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 K-12 The International School At Residence Park
Former school buildings The following schools have been closed and, in some cases, demolished.
High schools SchoolAddressTypeTenure as a H.S. Colonel White High School501 Niagara Ave.Public1929-2007Fairview High School 1305 W. Fairview Ave.Public1929-1982Kiser High School1401 Leo St.Public1925-1982Patterson Career Center/Patterson Co-Op/Stivers-Patterson118 E. 1st St.Public1952-2009Roosevelt High School2013 W. 3rd St.Public1923-1975Roth High School4535 Hoover Ave.Public1959-1982Steele High School203 N. Main St.Public1906-1940Wilbur Wright High School1361 Huffman Ave.Public1940-1982
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 List of school districts in Ohio Dayton City League
References
External links Official website