High school (grades 9-12) · Cincinnati, OH

Dohn Community

Federal NCES profile for Dohn Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390010604067Charter school
0/100100/10013/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dohn Community earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Ohio.

#19 of 20
high schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
13
Resource Index · Lower
42.4:1
large classes for Ohio
1,568
students enrolled

Dohn Community has class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dohn Community ranks #19 of 20 high schools in Cincinnati, OH.

School address

Enrollment

1,568

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

42.4:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+133% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dohn Community compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:142.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dohn Community

Dohn Community is a large charter high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 1,568 students.

Class loads run heavy: 42.4:1 is larger than about 98% of Ohio schools and 133% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Ohio, bigger than 98% of state schools at 1,568 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Dohn Community spends $9,999 per pupil, 32% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Cincinnati's high schools, it stands alongside Oak Hills High School (2,255 students): Dohn Community is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (42.4:1 vs 24:1).

Dohn Community is a single-school charter district, so Dohn Community operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 1,568 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in Ohio, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dohn Community compares

Dohn Community on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 42.4:1 ▲ 133% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,568 top 2% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

42.4:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,568
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
42.4:1
students per teacher - 133% above state mean
Top 98% in Ohio - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$9,999
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 83 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dohn Community, which includes Dohn Community.

$9,999
Per student
-32%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.5%
State 85.2%
Federal 13.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Cincinnati

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dohn Community's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dohn Community

How many students attend Dohn Community?

Dohn Community has 1,568 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dohn Community?

The student-teacher ratio at Dohn Community is 42.4:1, which is 133% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 170% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dohn Community?

Dohn Community has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dohn Community rank among high schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Dohn Community ranks #19 of 20 high schools in Cincinnati, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Cincinnati on the city page.

Is Dohn Community a good school?

Dohn Community earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Ohio. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Dohn Community?

None; Dohn Community is a single-school charter district, and Dohn Community is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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