DRSS Class of 2016 by the Numbers

The Dayton Regional STEM School is graduating 60 Seniors on Saturday, May 28, and they are pretty impressive. The students represent four counties in the Miami Valley area: Greene, Montgomery, Miami, and Warren, and 16 different school districts.

Eight of the Academic Top Ten Students in the Class of 2016 (from left to right): Justin This, Carter Jordan Anders Sondergaard, Nathan Keefer, Ben French, Maria Burks, Shari Gordnier, and Cheyenne Benson. Not pictured: Vidur Prasad and Eric Towe.

Here's a breakdown of their post-graduation plans:

• 56 will be attending a two- or four-year college/university
• 21 will attend Wright State University
• Four will attend the University of Dayton
• 41 of our students will attending college in Ohio
• 12 of our students will be attending colleges out of state:  Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, Florida, Kansas and Conneticut
• Two students received Military Academy Appointments (US Naval Academy and the US Coast Guard)
• Two other students will be joining the US Armed Forces
• One student will be entering the work force

Out of the 56 students going on to college, 43 will be going into STEM fields of study.

And perhaps most impressively, the total scholarship dollars that have been awarded to DRSS students to date amounts to $4,191,489... that's $69,858.15 per student!

Congratulations Class of 2016, we know you'll go on to do Great Things!