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

New Miami Middle School

Federal NCES profile for New Miami Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390461305448
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
45
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New Miami Middle School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of Ohio schools.

#3 of 4
middle schools in Hamilton · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
12.5:1
small classes for Ohio
138
students enrolled

New Miami Middle School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, New Miami Middle School ranks #3 of 4 middle schools in Hamilton, OH.

School address

Enrollment

138

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.5:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-31% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How New Miami Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.5:1

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

What stands out at New Miami Middle School

New Miami Middle School is a small middle school in Hamilton, Ohio, enrolling 138 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.5:1, New Miami Middle School is leaner than roughly 88% of Ohio schools and 31% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 138 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 276 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 76.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 39 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 138 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 10 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Hamilton's middle schools, it stands alongside Garfield Middle School (814 students): New Miami Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.5:1 vs 16.3:1).

New Miami Local also operates New Miami Elementary School (292 students) and New Miami High School (148 students) alongside New Miami Middle 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 New Miami Middle School compares

New Miami Middle 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 12.5:1 ▼ 31% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 138 top 90% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
138
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 12% in Ohio - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
76.8%
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
$16,703
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 39 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 10 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

White 81.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 7.2%
African American 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 81.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.6, New Miami Middle School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Miami Local, which includes New Miami Middle School.

$16,703
Per student
+14%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.4%
State 59.8%
Federal 18.8%

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 New Miami Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Miami Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
New Miami High School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to New Miami Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New Miami Local · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Hamilton

3 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

Verify locally before acting on New Miami Middle 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 New Miami Middle School

How many students attend New Miami Middle School?

New Miami Middle School has 138 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hamilton, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at New Miami Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at New Miami Middle School is 12.5:1, which is 31% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 20% 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 New Miami Middle School?

The largest demographic group at New Miami Middle School is White at 81.9% of enrollment, in Hamilton, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New Miami Middle School?

New Miami Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower 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 New Miami Middle School rank among middle schools in Hamilton?

By Resource Investment Index, New Miami Middle School ranks #3 of 4 middle schools in Hamilton, 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 Hamilton on the city page.

Is New Miami Middle School a good school?

New Miami Middle School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of 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 New Miami Local?

Besides New Miami Middle School, New Miami Local also operates New Miami Elementary School (292 students) and New Miami High School (148 students). See the New Miami Local 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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