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Schools in Dayton

Dayton’s public schools

Ottawa Township High School District 140, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 and Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 have 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?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
25%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Township High School District 140
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,713 students on the public path
In brief

Dayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dayton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Rutland Elem School places highest (better than 80%); Ottawa Township High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dayton, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Ottawa Township High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–12Ottawa Township High Schoolin OttawaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ottawa Township High School District 140.

Three districts serve Dayton

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

Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 420 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,088IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 70 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,971IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 19532%
State average 29.9% · 214 students tested
Math · PK–8, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 19527%
State average 25.8% · 212 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 23034%
State average 29.9% · 53 students tested
Math · PK–8, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 23034%
State average 25.8% · 42 students tested

Dayton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dayton—Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
OttawaB−Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8

Every school in Dayton

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

Also serving Daytonin other towns
Wallace Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ottawa
B+
420 students15:1Rate it →
Rutland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ottawa
A−
70 students6:1Rate it →
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dayton’s schools

Are Dayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dayton. Ottawa Township High School District 140, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 and Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 have 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, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dayton in?

Ottawa Township High School District 140, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 and Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230.

Where do Dayton kids go to high school?

Ottawa Township High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.