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Cincinnati, Ohio - 9 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Forest Hills Local #702 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,877 per pupil, Forest Hills Local ranks #630 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,118
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,877
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Forest Hills Local operates 9 public schools serving 7,118 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $12,877 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.6% local, 25.1% state, and 12.3% 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 25/100, ranked #702 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (47 AP courses district-wide), a 486.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Summit Elementary School, with a diversity index of 32.6/100.
Its largest campus is Anderson High School, enrolling 1,166 students (17% of the district's total enrollment).
Anderson High School accounts for 16.4% of all Forest Hills Local student enrollment
That concentration means Forest Hills Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Forest Hills Local school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Forest Hills Local school enrollment ranges from 512 students (lowest) to 1,166 students (highest), a spread of 654 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Forest Hills Local student-counselor ratio is 486:1 — 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.
Forest Hills Local chronic absenteeism rate is 11.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Forest Hills Local has 9 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,118 students.
How much does Forest Hills Local spend per student?
Forest Hills Local spends $12,877 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #702 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Forest Hills Local?
Forest Hills Local students are 83.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Forest Hills Local?
Forest Hills Local has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #702 out of 806 districts in Ohio.