There were 5,787 students enrolled in Dayton ISD schools in the 2023-24 school year, a slight increase compared to the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.8% were boys, and 47.2% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among district students was Hispanic, accounting for 47.3% of the student population.
Dayton ISD roughly covers schools within Liberty County with its main office in Dayton.
Among the seven schools in Dayton ISD, Dayton High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,647 students in the 2023-24 school year.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Dayton High School | 1,647 |
| Wilson Junior High School | 1,370 |
| Richter Elementary School | 882 |
| Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School | 853 |
| Austin Elementary School | 771 |
| Colbert Elementary School | 252 |
| Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center | 12 |
