School district · Ohio

Cincinnati Public Schools

Cincinnati Public Schools in Ohio: 66 public schools with 33,797 students and 15.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,236 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 66
Students: 33,797
Students per teacher: 15.6; OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,236; OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,168
Counselors (FTE): 71.4
Students per counselor: 473; OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 91.9; Librarians (FTE): 23.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

47%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

13,469 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

39%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

12,848 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$16.2K15

$15.3K16

$16.8K17

$16.5K18

$17.3K19

$17.0K20

$18.6K21

$18.2K22

$19.4K23

$20.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 23% · $197.9M
State: 25% · $210.7M
Local: 52% · $434.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,755
Support services: $8,783
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $30.6M
Long-term debt: $422.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 4Elementary schools: 39Middle schools: 2High schools: 12Other schools: 9

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Bramble SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K	34	5.7	—	—	Cincinnati
Rising Stars at Cheviot/WestwoodFree meals for all	Pre-K	131	—	—	—	Cincinnati
Rising Stars at Ezzard CharlesFree meals for all	Pre-K	31	—	—	—	Cincinnati
Rising Stars at VineFree meals for all	Pre-K	149	10.9	—	—	Cincinnati
Bond Hill AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	296	13.5	35%	27%	Cincinnati
Carson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	742	19.8	34%	37%	Cincinnati
Chase SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	263	11.7	44%	39%	Cincinnati
Cheviot SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	570	15.7	62%	49%	Cincinnati
Clifton Area Neighborhood SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	337	16.7	80%	64%	Cincinnati
College Hill Fundamental AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	443	15.0	43%	46%	Cincinnati
Covedale SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	427	14.2	46%	56%	Cincinnati
Dater Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	721	19.4	56%	45%	Cincinnati
Ethel M. Taylor AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	274	12.4	18%	13%	Cincinnati
Evanston AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	248	10.9	54%	40%	Cincinnati
Fairview-Clifton German Language SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	657	15.9	72%	69%	Cincinnati
Frederick Douglass SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	229	11.0	35%	13%	Cincinnati
George Hays-Jennie Porter SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	263	14.1	66%	53%	Cincinnati
Hyde Park School	K–7	617	17.2	85%	81%	Cincinnati
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	477	17.7	45%	44%	Cincinnati
John P. Parker SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	354	15.9	46%	34%	Cincinnati
Kilgour School	K–6	577	19.3	90%	91%	Cincinnati
Leap Academy at North FairmountFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	333	12.4	32%	28%	Cincinnati
Midway SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	542	17.1	36%	36%	Cincinnati
Mt. Airy SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	594	17.9	34%	37%	Cincinnati
Mt. Washington SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	401	12.7	37%	29%	Cincinnati
North Avondale Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	568	18.6	49%	32%	Cincinnati
Parker Woods Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	625	19.3	53%	47%	Cincinnati
Pleasant Hill AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	426	15.7	28%	18%	Cincinnati
Pleasant Ridge Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	725	20.5	64%	55%	Cincinnati
Rees E. Price AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	532	16.7	26%	31%	Cincinnati
Rising Stars at CarthageFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	241	18.3	—	—	Cincinnati
Roberts AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	704	15.1	29%	29%	Cincinnati
Rockdale AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	225	13.0	30%	21%	Cincinnati
Roll Hill SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	385	14.6	44%	16%	Cincinnati
Rothenberg Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	332	14.6	37%	15%	Cincinnati
Sands Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	654	21.5	82%	71%	Cincinnati
Sayler Park SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	296	12.6	59%	53%	Cincinnati
Silverton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	303	12.1	52%	49%	Cincinnati
South Avondale SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	359	15.6	22%	28%	Cincinnati
Westwood SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	387	14.5	44%	49%	Cincinnati
William H Taft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	234	12.2	38%	38%	Cincinnati
Winton Hills AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	307	15.7	35%	38%	Cincinnati
Woodford AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	366	13.2	44%	36%	Cincinnati
Hartwell SchoolFree meals for all	2–8	441	18.1	36%	39%	Cincinnati
Shroder Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	148	14.2	28%	11%	Cincinnati
Aiken New Tech High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	1,226	15.7	23%	19%	Cincinnati
Clark Montessori High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	714	18.1	50%	27%	Cincinnati
Gilbert A. Dater High SchoolFree meals for all	5–12	911	14.7	28%	8.6%	Cincinnati
Hughes STEM High School	7–12	1,167	16.1	15%	5.8%	Cincinnati
James N. Gamble Montessori High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	700	16.5	39%	16%	Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	643	14.4	13%	3.3%	Cincinnati
Shroder High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	—	—	—	—	Cincinnati
Virtual High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	366	91.5	—	—	Cincinnati
Walnut Hills High School	7–12	2,453	19.5	97%	95%	Cincinnati
Western Hills University High School	7–12	1,342	20.3	15%	13%	Cincinnati
Withrow University High School	7–12	1,300	15.1	16%	18%	Cincinnati
Woodward Career Technical High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	835	13.0	11%	7.8%	Cincinnati
Academy Of World Languages SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–9	548	14.3	32%	19%	Cincinnati
Academy for Multilingual Immersion StudiesFree meals for all	Pre-K–9	524	16.5	19%	14%	Cincinnati
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for LearningSpecial educationFree meals for all	4–12	—	—	2.9%	2.9%	Cincinnati
John J. Gilligan Digital AcademyFully virtual	K–12	367	27.6	34%	18%	Cincinnati
Oyler SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	512	14.1	27%	28%	Cincinnati
Riverview East AcademyFree meals for all	4–12	165	8.3	—	—	Cincinnati
Roselawn Condon SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–9	383	11.5	34%	23%	Cincinnati
School For Creative and Performing ArtsFree meals for all	K–12	1,300	15.7	65%	48%	Cincinnati
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional StudentsFree meals for all	3–12	373	13.0	97%	85%	Cincinnati

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 2651 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: (513)363-0000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.