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Dayton Business Technology High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Dayton Business Technology High School is a small public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Dayton, Ohio, with a student population of just 79 students. The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past decade and performing well below state averages across key metrics.

Dayton Business Technology High School has consistently low graduation rates, ranging from 53.3% to 69.7% in recent years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism, with over 95% of students chronically absent in 2021-2022. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are also significantly below state averages, with many subjects having less than 20% of students proficient. These academic struggles are likely exacerbated by the school's high proportion of low-socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, Dayton Business Technology High School performs significantly worse than Dayton Early College Academy and Stivers School for the Arts, which are both higher-performing public schools in the Dayton area. The school's location near Dayton Career Technical High School, which also has low performance metrics, suggests a concentration of educational challenges in this part of Dayton.

Students ?

6.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,903

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

348 W 1st St
Dayton, OH 45402-3006

(937) 225-3989

District: Dayton Business Technology High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.9%

White:

6.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2009 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2009

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Biology scores 43 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg62%

750^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

720^th of 828Dayton Business Technology High School among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	750 of 855	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	822 of 864	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	835 of 867	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	817 of 836	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	801 of 819	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	825 of 836	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	752 of 832	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	790 of 818	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	758 of 819	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	737 of 791	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	229 of 328	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	272 of 323	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	300 of 306	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	270 of 284	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	772 of 794	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	717 of 815	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	779 of 822	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	775 of 805	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	758 of 773	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	696 of 817	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	797 of 819	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	791 of 808	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History46%-26 vs state

American Government39%-34 vs state

English II37%-24 vs state

Biology22%-43 vs state

Algebra I17%-43 vs state

Geometry12%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Dayton Business Technology High School	Public, Charter	9-12	348 W 1st St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Business Technology High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 225-3989	62	10	6.2	95.2%	4 (6.5%)	52 (83.9%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	8.9	750^th of 855 public high schools	12.3%		4	822^nd of 864 public high schools	4.9%	72		38.9	45.5					22.2	36.8	11.8	16.7	$23,903
Dayton Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2130	145	9	16.1		18 (12.4%)	108 (74.5%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	2	847^th of 855 public high schools	0.9%		3.4	840^th of 864 public high schools	2.8%	7		0.0	6.3					6.3	0.0	5.9	8.0	$13,692
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	741 Washington St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7180	785	41	19.1		87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%		10	733^rd of 864 public high schools	15.2%	2		56.7	35.7					28.6	32.3	9.2	14.5	$16,488
Dayton Digital Academy	Public	9-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 542-7090	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mound Street Academy	Public	9-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-3000	156	13	12.0		26 (16.7%)	102 (65.4%)	22 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	1.8	850^th of 855 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)		25.0	8.3					25.0	0.0			$20,130
Mad River Local Schools Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5-12	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	28	0			19 (67.9%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (21.4%)								(n/a)												$2,560
Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4		244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	62.1	297^th of 855 public high schools	65.3%		68.9	213^th of 864 public high schools	75.3%	84	47.9	90.2	77.9	49.6	22.6	70.3	47.5	69.7	68.5	58.3	55.5	$15,931
Gem City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1721 N Main St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Gem City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 274-2841	144	8	18.0		12 (8.3%)	127 (88.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.5	807^th of 855 public high schools	5.6%		4.5	814^th of 864 public high schools	5.8%	7		22.0	24.2					25.0	14.5	12.5	19.4	$12,915
Liberty High School	Public, Charter	9-12	140 N Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Liberty High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 701-7945	382	10	38.2		93 (24.3%)	222 (58.1%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	4.3	810^th of 855 public high schools	5.3%		3	846^th of 864 public high schools	2.1%	36		22.0	22.2					25.0		8.7		$8,805
Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45469	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	327	21	15.5		16 (4.9%)	291 (89.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63.3	282^nd of 855 public high schools	67.0%		58.7	354^th of 864 public high schools	59.0%	72		91.7	88.9					75.9	71.3	47.9	44.6	$12,270

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Dayton Business Technology High School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Business Technology High School?

Students at Dayton Business Technology High School are 84% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Dayton Business Technology High School.

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