Other / mixed grade configuration · Cincinnati, OH

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood

Federal NCES profile for Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390437506033
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#36 of 87
schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
131
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood ranks #36 of 87 schools in Cincinnati, OH.

Enrollment

131

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood is a small combined-grade school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 131 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Ohio schools, with 131 enrolled.

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

Its student body is predominantly African American (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).

The surrounding Cincinnati Public Schools spends $18,181 per pupil, 24% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 21.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Cincinnati's public schools, it stands alongside Walnut Hills High School (2,453 students): Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Cincinnati Public Schools also operates Walnut Hills High School (2,453 students) and Western Hills University High School (1,342 students) alongside Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood.

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 Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood compares

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 131 top 91% - -

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

131
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$18,181
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.

Student demographics

African American 83.2%
White 7.6%
Two or More 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%

Largest group: African American at 83.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.7, Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cincinnati Public Schools, which includes Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood.

$18,181
Per student
+24%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.6%
State 24.6%
Federal 21.8%

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 Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Walnut Hills High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Western Hills University High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
School for Creative and Performing Arts Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Withrow University High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Aiken New Tech High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cincinnati Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Cincinnati

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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 Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood'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 Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood

How many students attend Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood?

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood has 131 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood?

The largest demographic group at Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood is African American at 83.2% of enrollment, in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood?

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood rank among schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood ranks #36 of 87 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 schools in Cincinnati on the city page.

Is Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood a good school?

Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Cincinnati Public Schools?

Besides Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood, Cincinnati Public Schools also operates Walnut Hills High School (2,453 students), Western Hills University High School (1,342 students), and School for Creative and Performing Arts (1,300 students). See the Cincinnati Public Schools 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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