Carson School

Carson School operates as a sizable primary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 742 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 84% above typical.

Cincinnati Public Schools comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 33,844 students; Carson School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carson School reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Carson School is one campus in the mix.

Gilbert A. Dater High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carson School has climbed 28%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 8% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 35.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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