C
Cincinnati City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Cincinnati, Cheviot, Silverton, Columbia Township, Amberley, Golf Manor and Fairfax, and parts of Green Township, Springfield Township and Sycamore Township.
Students
33,797
Schools
66
Spent per student
$20,236
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$314.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cincinnati City School District
- School Grade C: better than 30% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 22% more per student than the OH average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $314.6M, about $9,309 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bratton Township.
PK–63 schoolsAdams County/Ohio Valley Local School District
7–123 schoolsAdams County/Ohio Valley Local School District
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency25%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,236 per student · 22% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 25%Federal 23%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
34,600’20
35,778’21
35,524’22
34,811’23
33,797’24
About steady.
Students
Black 58%White 21%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
66 public schools.
Carson School
D742 students20:1
Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
C725 students20:1
Dater Montessori School
B721 students19:1
Roberts Academy
C−704 students15:1
Fairview-Clifton German Language School
B+657 students16:1
Sands Montessori School
A−654 students22:1
Parker Woods Montessori School
C−625 students19:1
Hyde Park School
A617 students17:1
Mt. Airy School
D594 students18:1
Kilgour School
A+577 students19:1
Cheviot School
C−570 students16:1
North Avondale Montessori School
C568 students19:1
Midway School
C−542 students17:1
Rees E. Price Academy
D−532 students17:1
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School
C−477 students18:1
College Hill Fundamental Academy
C−443 students15:1
Covedale School
C427 students14:1
Pleasant Hill Academy
D426 students16:1
Mt. Washington School
C401 students13:1
Westwood School
C−387 students15:1
Roll Hill School
D−385 students15:1
Woodford Academy
C−366 students13:1
South Avondale School
D−359 students16:1
John P. Parker School
C354 students16:1
Clifton Area Neighborhood School
C337 students17:1
Leap Academy at North Fairmount
D−333 students12:1
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
D−332 students15:1
Winton Hills Academy
D307 students16:1
Silverton Elementary
C−303 students12:1
Bond Hill Academy
D296 students13:1
Sayler Park School
C296 students13:1
Ethel M. Taylor Academy
D274 students12:1
Chase School
D263 students12:1
George Hays-Jennie Porter School
C−263 students14:1
Evanston Academy
C248 students11:1
Rising Stars at Carthage
241 students18:1
William H Taft Elementary School
D−234 students12:1
Frederick Douglass School
D−229 students11:1
Rockdale Academy
D225 students13:1
Hartwell School
C−441 students18:1
Shroder Middle School
148 students14:1
Walnut Hills High School
A+2,453 students19:1
Western Hills University High School
D1,342 students20:1
Withrow University High School
D1,300 students15:1
Aiken New Tech High School
D1,226 students16:1
Hughes STEM High School
C−1,167 students16:1
Gilbert A. Dater High School
D911 students15:1
Woodward Career Technical High School
D835 students13:1
Clark Montessori High School
C+714 students18:1
James N. Gamble Montessori High School
C−700 students16:1
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School
D643 students14:1
Virtual High School
C−366 students92:1
Shroder High School
0 students
School For Creative and Performing Arts
C1,300 students16:1
Academy Of World Languages School
D548 students14:1
Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies
C−524 students16:1
Oyler School
D512 students14:1
Roselawn Condon School
D383 students11:1
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students
A373 students13:1
John J. Gilligan Digital Academy
367 students28:1
Riverview East Academy
D165 students8:1
Rising Stars at Vine
149 students11:1
Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood
131 students
Bramble School
34 students6:1
Rising Stars at Ezzard Charles
31 students
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for Learning
0 students
Towns served
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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.