Ross High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hamilton, Ohio

Ross High School in Hamilton, Ohio enrolled 893 students in 2024-25 with 44.3 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Ohio: 86.2%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

933 students in 2022-23, 903 students in 2023-24, 893 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 44.3.

Students enrolled at Ross High School by school year2022-23: 933, 2023-24: 903, 2024-25: 89302505007501k2022-239332023-249032024-25893
Students enrolled at Ross High School by school year2022-23: 933, 2023-24: 903, 2024-25: 89302505007501k2022-239332023-249032024-25893
Students enrolled at Ross High School by school year2022-23: 933, 2023-24: 903, 2024-25: 89302505007501k2022-239332023-249032024-25893
Students enrolled at Ross High School by school year2022-23: 933, 2023-24: 903, 2024-25: 89302505007501k2022-239332023-249032024-25893
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2393340.023.3
2023-2490338.023.8
2024-2589344.320.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Ohio high schools

Among the 886 Ohio high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Ross High School 20.2; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRoss High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Ross High School 20.2; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRoss High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Ross High School 20.2; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRoss High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Ross High School 20.2; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRoss High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 272 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ross High School enrolled 815 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 104 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 272 of the 815 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions104
  • Chronically absent17.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.4% of students were White, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White97.4%
  2. Hispanic0.9%
  3. Two or more races0.8%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. Black0.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Ross High School scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 54.3% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOhio
Math64%71‑75% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 243 students in Ross High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate97%97%86.2%
Students in the class243243132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Hamilton

5 public high schools in Hamilton report 2024-25 enrollment; Ross High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hamilton High School2,40320.2not reported
D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center9304.3not reported
Ross High School89320.224.1%
New Miami High School1488.2not reported
Miami School13713.7not reported

All public schools in Hamilton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ross High School

  1. Miami SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.1 miles away: 137 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  2. Fairfield Freshman High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.2 miles away: 786 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare Ross High School with Miami SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ross Local School District spends per student$11,415 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,415
  5. The largest public schools in OhioRoss High School is the number 173 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#173 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.20.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ross High School

  1. How many students attend Ross High School?
    893 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 933 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hamilton, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ross High School?
    20.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ross High School a Title I school?
    Ross High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Ross High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Ross High School scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 54.3% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ross High School?
    97% of the 243 students in Ross High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Ross High School in?
    Ross Local School District, NCES district ID 3904614. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390461402451 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22