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

Mt Healthy High School

Federal NCES profile for Mt Healthy High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390444101346
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
📚 AP courses
45
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mt Healthy High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#6 of 20
high schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
16:1
students per teacher
865
students enrolled

Mt Healthy High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mt Healthy High School ranks #6 of 20 high schools in Cincinnati, OH.

School address

Enrollment

865

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

54.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mt Healthy High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Mt Healthy High School

Mt Healthy High School is a large high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 865 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 16:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Ohio, bigger than 91% of state schools at 865 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is led by African American (72%) and White (11%) (diversity index 46/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 9 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 144 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 72.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Mt Healthy City spends $17,727 per pupil, 21% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 23.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 323 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 865 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 107 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Cincinnati's high schools, it stands alongside Oak Hills High School (2,255 students): Mt Healthy High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16:1 vs 24:1).

Mt Healthy City also operates Mt. Healthy South Elementary School (604 students) and Mt. Healthy North Elementary School (549 students) alongside Mt Healthy High School.

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 Mt Healthy High School compares

Mt Healthy High School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▼ 12% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 865 top 9% - -

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

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
865
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 37% in Ohio - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
72.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,727
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 144 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
129
in-school suspensions + 194 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 37.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 107 expulsions.

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.

Student demographics

African American 71.7%
White 10.8%
Two or More 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.4%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 71.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.1, Mt Healthy High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 9
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mt Healthy City, which includes Mt Healthy High School.

$17,727
Per student
+21%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.1%
State 49.0%
Federal 23.9%

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.

How Mt Healthy High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mt. Healthy South Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Mt. Healthy North Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Mt Healthy Junior High School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Mt. Healthy Early Learning Center Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mt. Healthy Virtual Academy Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Mt Healthy High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mt Healthy City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Mt Healthy High School'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 Mt Healthy High School

How many students attend Mt Healthy High School?

Mt Healthy High School has 865 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Healthy High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mt Healthy High School is 16:1, which is 12% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mt Healthy High School?

The largest demographic group at Mt Healthy High School is African American at 71.7% of enrollment, in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mt Healthy High School?

Mt Healthy High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mt Healthy High School rank among high schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Mt Healthy High School ranks #6 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 Mt Healthy High School a good school?

Mt Healthy High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. 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 Mt Healthy City?

Besides Mt Healthy High School, Mt Healthy City also operates Mt. Healthy South Elementary School (604 students), Mt. Healthy North Elementary School (549 students), and Mt Healthy Junior High School (407 students). See the Mt Healthy City district page for the complete list.

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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