C⁻

Schools in Drexel · Jefferson Township Local School District, Dayton City School District

Drexel’s public schools score below 82% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

In Drexel, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Drexel, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

25%

▼ 34 pts vs OH 60%

2021–22

Math proficiency

16%

▼ 36 pts vs OH 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

69%

▼ 17 pts vs OH 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$21.0K

▲ 26% vs OH $16.6K

FY2024 · Dayton City

Students per teacher

17.2

OH 16.9

Schools in town

9,655 students on the public path

In brief

Drexel’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Jefferson Township Local spends $34,303 per student and Dayton City $20,963, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Drexel’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Ohio school districts. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; among the 81 Ohio towns with similar household incomes, Drexel’s schools place at the bottom.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 18%

Lower resultsHigher results

Ohio towns with similar household incomes (81)At the bottom

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,913 test results and a graduating class of 976 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Drexel’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,856 in math, 5,971 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Drexel, with each school’s own grade.

16 schools teach K in Drexel’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Drexel	C⁻	Dayton City PK–12 · Jefferson Township Local K–12
Dayton	C⁻	Dayton City
Jefferson	D	Jefferson Township Local

Drexel’s public schools score below 82% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

Drexel’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

What’s behind Drexel’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Drexel

Well below the state in reading

Drexel vs. its neighbors

Every school in Drexel

Questions about Drexel’s schools

Parents talk