Public school district · Town: Distant
Texas · Liberty County

Dayton ISD

5,675 students · 7 schools · 16.4:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #198 of 1211 in Texas

Students
5,675
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
347
Student–Teacher
16.4:1
County
Liberty
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Dayton ISD

Dayton ISD is a public school system serving Liberty County, Texas, based in Dayton. It serves 5,675 students across 7 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #198 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone9362582667
Address100 Cherry Creek Rd, Dayton, TX 77535
CountyLiberty County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Dayton ISD enrolls 5,675 students in 7 schools — an average of about 811 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #198 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
5,675
#198 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
7
~811 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Dayton ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (5,675 students reported):

White
41%
Black
6%
Hispanic
49%
Asian
0%
Two or more
3%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Dayton ISD employs about 347 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.4:1 — above the Texas average of about 14.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 757.

Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
347
classroom teachers
Total staff
757
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Texas funds schools

Texas funds districts through the Foundation School Program, combining state aid and local property taxes. It starts from a Basic Allotment per student in average daily attendance — $6,215 for 2025–26 after HB 2 (2025) raised it from $6,160 — then adds weighted allotments for compensatory, bilingual, special-education, career-and-technical and other needs. Property-wealthy districts return excess local revenue to the state through recapture (“Robin Hood”) for redistribution.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Dayton ISD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Texas assigns A–F accountability ratings across Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. Look up Dayton ISD’s ratings through the TEA School and District Accountability portal, which links to the TXschools.gov rating lookup.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Texas accredits public districts itself: the Texas Education Agency assigns each district an accreditation status (Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked), separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation. See the Texas Education Agency for a district’s status.

How it compares

Dayton ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#198
of 1211 districts
Ratio
16.4:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Liberty County

See every Texas district side by side in the Texas directory.

Go deeper

Look up Dayton ISD’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Texas Legislature (the Foundation School Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Dayton ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4816410. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.