Walnut Hills High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio enrolled 2,453 students in 2024-25 with 125.9 full-time teachers, 19.5 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, 92% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 94% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% or more (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

2,582 students in 2022-23, 2,500 students in 2023-24, 2,453 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 136.0 to 125.9.

Students enrolled at Walnut Hills High School by school year2022-23: 2,582, 2023-24: 2,500, 2024-25: 2,45301k2k3k2022-232,5822023-242,5002024-252,453
Students enrolled at Walnut Hills High School by school year2022-23: 2,582, 2023-24: 2,500, 2024-25: 2,45301k2k3k2022-232,5822023-242,5002024-252,453
Students enrolled at Walnut Hills High School by school year2022-23: 2,582, 2023-24: 2,500, 2024-25: 2,45301k2k3k2022-232,5822023-242,5002024-252,453
Students enrolled at Walnut Hills High School by school year2022-23: 2,582, 2023-24: 2,500, 2024-25: 2,45301k2k3k2022-232,5822023-242,5002024-252,453
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,582136.019.0
2023-242,500130.719.1
2024-252,453125.919.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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; This school 19.5; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.5; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.5; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.5; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state 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).

37 AP courses and one counselor per 306 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walnut Hills High School enrolled 2,758 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses37
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 306 of the 2,758 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.0% of students were White, 20.4% Black, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.0%
  2. Black20.4%
  3. Two or more races8.8%
  4. Asian6.9%
  5. Hispanic2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Walnut Hills High School scored proficient or above: 92% in reading in 2021-22 and 94% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2292%39%59%
Math, 2022-2394%30% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

99% or more of the 437 students in Walnut Hills 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 rate99% or more80%86.2%
Students in the class4372,320132,008

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 Cincinnati

36 public high schools in Cincinnati report 2024-25 enrollment; Walnut Hills High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Walnut Hills High School2,45319.523.4%
Oak Hills High School2,25525.1not reported
West Clermont High School2,04818.541.3%
Sycamore High School1,67815.316.8%
Princeton High School1,61917.058.7%
Colerain High School1,59122.550.2%
Dohn Community1,56842.4not reported
Western Hills University High School1,34220.3not reported

All public schools in Cincinnati →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Walnut Hills High School

  1. Withrow University High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,300 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Queen City Career Prep High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 78 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Walnut Hills High School with Withrow University High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cincinnati Public Schools spends per student$19,413 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,413
  5. The largest public schools in OhioWalnut Hills High School is the number 6 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.19.5:1
  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 Walnut Hills High School

  1. How many students attend Walnut Hills High School?
    2,453 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,582 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cincinnati, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Hills High School?
    19.5 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 Walnut Hills High School a Title I school?
    Walnut Hills 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 Walnut Hills High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Walnut Hills High School scored proficient or above: 92% in reading in 2021-22 and 94% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Walnut Hills High School?
    99% or more of the 437 students in Walnut Hills 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 Walnut Hills High School in?
    Cincinnati Public Schools, NCES district ID 3904375. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390437500384 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, 2021-22 and 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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