📍 335 Dayton Valley Road, Dayton, Lyon County, 89403
Dayton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dayton, Lyon County. The school has 748 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lyon County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dayton High School enrolls 748 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 481 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 748 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dayton High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 17, state house district 39.
Dayton High School is one of 20 schools in Lyon, based in YERINGTON, Nevada. The district serves 9,169 students district-wide and employs 459 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 748 students, Dayton High School is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe