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Schools in Dayton

Dayton’s public schools

Marengo County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 31% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
965 students on the public path
In brief

Dayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dayton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Sweet Water High School places highest (better than 82%); Amelia L Johnson High School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dayton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marengo County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marengo County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 965 students · 14.0 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$18,251AL $13,926 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 47.3% · 465 students tested
Math20%
State average 27.2% · 465 students tested

Dayton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Dayton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dayton—Marengo County

Every school in Dayton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Daytonin other towns
Sweet Water High School
Grades PK–12 · Sweet Water
A−
600 students16:1Rate it →
Marengo High School
Grades PK–12 · Dixons Mills
D
223 students13:1Rate it →
Amelia L Johnson High School
Grades PK–12 · Thomaston
D
142 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Dayton’s schools

Are Dayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dayton. Marengo County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dayton in?

Marengo County School District.

Where do Dayton kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Sweet Water High School, Marengo High School and Amelia L Johnson High School.

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What Dayton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.