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Cincinnati, Ohio - 11 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Princeton City #168 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,240 per pupil, Princeton City ranks #196 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,909
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$16,240
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Princeton City operates 11 public schools serving 5,909 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 elementary, 1 high 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 $16,240 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 68.3% local, 18.7% state, and 12.9% 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 61/100, ranked #168 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 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 872.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.8% African American, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sharonville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 75.9/100.
Its largest campus is Princeton High School, enrolling 1,619 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Woodlawn Elementary School, at 178 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Princeton High School accounts for 27.3% of all Princeton City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Princeton City-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.
Princeton City school enrollment varies 9.1× across entities
Princeton City school enrollment ranges from 178 students (lowest) to 1,619 students (highest), a spread of 1,441 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Princeton City student-counselor ratio is 872:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Princeton City chronic absenteeism rate is 33.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Princeton City has 11 schools, including 1 high, 6 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,909 students.
How much does Princeton City spend per student?
Princeton City spends $16,240 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #168 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Princeton City?
Princeton City students are 39.8% African American, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Princeton City?
Princeton City has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #168 out of 806 districts in Ohio.