Educational opportunities abound in the Dayton Region. With a high school graduation rate of more than 90 percent and 10 K-12 school districts with an "excellent" rating from the State of Ohio, the Dayton Region is nationally competitive when it comes to education. For education and training beyond high school, the Dayton Region offers more than a dozen nationally recognized colleges and universities with such schools as Cedarville University, Central State University, Miami University, Sinclair Community College, the University of Dayton, Wittenberg University, and Wright State University.

For more information about the Dayton Region's higher education offerings, please visit the web site of the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education.

Education Fast Facts

• Number of Higher Education Schools - 40 colleges and universities
• Students enrolled - 104,569 (2006)
• Number of Bachelor's Degrees granted in 12
• County Region - 7,870 (2005)
• Number of Masters Degrees granted in 12
• County Region - 2,402 (2005)
• Number of Post Masters and Doctorate Degrees granted in 12 County Region - 509 (2005)

Public School Information

• Elementary Schools - 319
• Middle Schools - 126
• High Schools - 112

Private School Information

• Elementary Schools - 116
• Middle Schools - 4
• High Schools - 19
• K-12 Schools inclusive - 21

• Average High School Graduation Rate - 12 country region - 90.85%
• Average Student/Teacher Ratio - 12 county region - 15.7 to 1