Middle school (grades 6-8) · Cincinnati, OH

Mt Healthy Junior High School

Federal NCES profile for Mt Healthy Junior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390444101350
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mt Healthy Junior High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#5 of 12
middle schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
12.3:1
small classes for Ohio
407
students enrolled

Mt Healthy Junior High School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mt Healthy Junior High School ranks #5 of 12 middle schools in Cincinnati, OH.

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Enrollment

407

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mt Healthy Junior 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 Junior High School

Mt Healthy Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 407 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.3:1, Mt Healthy Junior High School is leaner than roughly 89% of Ohio schools and 32% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 407 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

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

Its student body is led by African American (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 57/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 204 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 72.2% 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: 286 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 407 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 24 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Cincinnati's middle schools, it stands alongside Nagel Middle School (1,087 students): Mt Healthy Junior High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.3:1 vs 19.4:1).

Mt Healthy City also operates Mt Healthy High School (865 students) and Mt. Healthy South Elementary School (604 students) alongside Mt Healthy Junior 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 Junior High School compares

Mt Healthy Junior 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 12.3:1 ▼ 32% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 407 top 47% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
407
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 11% in Ohio - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
72.2%
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 204 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
173
in-school suspensions + 113 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 42.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 70.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 24 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 62.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.0%
Two or More 11.5%
White 10.6%
Asian 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 62.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.5, Mt Healthy Junior High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mt Healthy City, which includes Mt Healthy Junior 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 Junior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mt Healthy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mt. Healthy South Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mt. Healthy North Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar 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 Junior 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 middle schools in Cincinnati

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle 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

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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 Junior High School

How many students attend Mt Healthy Junior High School?

Mt Healthy Junior High School has 407 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Cincinnati, OH.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Mt Healthy Junior High School is 12.3:1, which is 32% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 22% lower 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 Junior High School?

The largest demographic group at Mt Healthy Junior High School is African American at 62.7% of enrollment, in Cincinnati, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.5/100.

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

Mt Healthy Junior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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

By Resource Investment Index, Mt Healthy Junior High School ranks #5 of 12 middle 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 middle schools in Cincinnati on the city page.

Is Mt Healthy Junior High School a good school?

Mt Healthy Junior High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools. 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 Junior High School, Mt Healthy City also operates Mt Healthy High School (865 students), Mt. Healthy South Elementary School (604 students), and Mt. Healthy North Elementary School (549 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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