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Cincinnati, Ohio - 65 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Cincinnati Public Schools #143 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,181 per pupil, Cincinnati Public Schools ranks #123 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
35,585
Total Enrollment
65
Schools
$18,181
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cincinnati Public Schools operates 65 public schools serving 35,585 students, placing it among the larger districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 60 combined, 4 elementary, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,181 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.6% local, 24.6% state, and 21.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #143 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 16 of 65 schools offering Advanced Placement (109 AP courses district-wide), a 477:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% African American, 17.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carson School, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Its largest campus is Walnut Hills High School, enrolling 2,453 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rising Stars at Ezzard Charles, at 31 students, a 79x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cincinnati Public Schools school enrollment varies 79× across entities
Cincinnati Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 2,453 students (highest), a spread of 2,422 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cincinnati Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 477:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Cincinnati Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 56.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Cincinnati Public Schools?
Cincinnati Public Schools has 65 schools, including 60 combined, 4 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 35,585 students.
How much does Cincinnati Public Schools spend per student?
Cincinnati Public Schools spends $18,181 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #143 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Cincinnati Public Schools?
Cincinnati Public Schools students are 62.7% African American, 17.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 65 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cincinnati Public Schools?
Cincinnati Public Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #143 out of 806 districts in Ohio.