By God's grace, St. Paul Lutheran Church and School began in 1892 as an off-shoot of St. John's Lutheran Church near Marysville. Members of St. John who had moved south into the Darby Plains district wanted to have a school for their children closer to their homes. The establishment of a congregation soon followed. Today, St. Paul Lutheran Church has close to 400 communicant members. We continue to operate a school with 60 students in grades Preschool-8th grade. St. Paul Lutheran School is nationally accredited through the NSLA and through the Ohio Department of Education.

Spectrum provides specialized services for students with autism. Full day educational programs combined with in home consultation services are available for families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

The Montessori Center of South Dayton, Inc. (MCSD) is a private, nonprofit Montessori school devoted to offering a Montessori education to children between the ages of three and nine (pre-K through 3rd grade). MCSD traces its roots to 1964, when it rented space in the Horace Mann School in Dayton and was known as the Montessori School of South Dayton. In 1967, its own facility was built in Kettering. Our student population represents the greater Dayton area. Our diversity is both cultural and geographic among the students and the staff. This diversity adds to the richness of the Montessori experience. The Bison, our school mascot, represents strength, life, a proud heritage, and community. Our belief in the "Freedom to learn and Power to lead," reflects the Montessori philosophy