C
Cincinnati City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Cincinnati, Cheviot, Silverton, Columbia, Amberley, Golf Manor and Fairfax, and parts of Green, Springfield and Sycamore.
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 Fairfax.
PK–1246 schoolsThis district
1247 high schoolsThis district
8Mariemont Junior High SchoolMariemont City School District
9–1217 high schoolsThis 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.