Walnut Hills High School

Walnut Hills High School operates as a heavily attended senior high in Cincinnati, Ohio, operated by Cincinnati Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 2,453 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 334% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Across the 65 schools in Cincinnati Public Schools (33,844 students total), Walnut Hills High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Walnut Hills High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walnut Hills High School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 79.5%; actual is 96.3%, +16.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,470, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Walnut Hills High School is one campus in the mix.

Alliance Academy of Cincinnati is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Walnut Hills High School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Walnut Hills High School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 2,920 (now 2,453). The Black share of enrollment fell from 27% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 41.7:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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