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Dayton Early College Academy Inc

Dayton, Ohio · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

327
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
21
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Grade 9 105
  • Grade 10 89
  • Grade 11 72
  • Grade 12 61

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 89%
  • White 5%
  • Hispanic/Latino 3%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$9,650 spent per student on day-to-day operations Ohio median: $15,259 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $4,980
  • Support services $4,085
  • Other (food service, etc.) $586

Where the money comes from

  • Local 13%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 27%

Total revenue $7.4 milliontotal spending $6.2 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

09 to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: Midsize

Total staff (FTE)

34

District office

1529 Brown St, Dayton OH 45469

County

Montgomery County

Official website

NCES District ID

3901302

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About Dayton Early College Academy Inc

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Dayton Early College Academy was established in 2003 under the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Early College High School Initiative, with support from the Cincinnati-based KnowledgeWorks Foundation. DECA was opened as a Dayton Public School, the result of a partnership between the University of Dayton and the public school district. It was reorganized as a charter school in July 2007. DECA is located on the campus of the University of Dayton. DECA was the first early college high school in the state of Ohio, tenth in the nation, and one of the five most innovative high schools according to the Northwest Evaluation Association. With 425 students, the school today represents a unique partnership of the DECA Board, the Dayton Public Schools (as sponsor), the University of Dayton (as operator) and Sinclair Community College. DECA serves junior and senior high school students who are underrepresented in higher education, unprepared academically to meet college readiness standards, and unable to pay for college. The Dayton Early College Academy is singularly focused on preparing urban learners from the Dayton Public School District to go to college and be the first in their families to graduate. DECA is an early college high school that offers Dayton Public School students a one-of-a-kind opportunity to excel academically and succeed in their goal of graduating from college. We offer a high-performing alternative to Dayton’s urban learners who want a bright future and are willing to work hard to achieve it. What distinguishes DECA from most urban high schools is the “we go to college” mindset of our students.
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