Dayton Career Technical High School

Dayton Career Technical High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Dayton area, with an enrollment of 120 students. Based on the available data, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Ohio high schools over the past three school years, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and struggling with extremely low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and significantly below-average test scores across all subjects and grade levels.

The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was only 23.8%, which is alarmingly low compared to the state average. Additionally, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 78.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating that a large majority of students are missing a significant amount of instructional time. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are also strikingly low, with 0% proficiency in American Government, 6.3% in American History and Biology, and 0% in English II.

While the data does not provide specific details on the school's socioeconomic status, the high chronic absenteeism rate and low test scores suggest that Dayton Career Technical High School likely serves a high-need, economically disadvantaged population. The school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, which is better than the state average, but this may not be enough to overcome the other significant challenges the school is facing. Addressing the root causes of the school's poor performance will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to school improvement.