A+
Sycamore Community City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Symmes, Blue Ash and Montgomery, and parts of Sycamore, Loveland and Evendale.
Students
6,051
Schools
7
Spent per student
$16,282
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$132.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Sycamore Community City School District
- School Grade A+: better than 95% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020
- Debt of $132.8M, about $21,955 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency83%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,282 per student · 2% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 12%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,522’20
5,640’21
5,684’22
5,939’23
6,051’24
Up 9.6% since 2020.
Students
White 61%Asian 17%Two or more races 7%Black 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Symmes Elementary School
A656 students15:1
Blue Ash Elementary
A650 students19:1
Maple Dale Elementary School
A+584 students18:1
Montgomery Elementary School
A+566 students18:1
Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School
A+996 students18:1
Sycamore Junior High School
A+921 students20:1
Sycamore High School
A1,678 students15:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Princeton City School DistrictGlendale, Lincoln Heights, Sharonville
$17,393per student
Cincinnati City School DistrictAmberley, Cincinnati, Silverton
$20,236per student
Indian Hill Exempted Village School DistrictThe Village of Indian Hill
$20,311per student
Reading Community City School DistrictReading
$13,856per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.