Colerain High School

Set in Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain High School is a sprawling high school, part of Northwest Local. It instructs 1,591 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 182% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Within Northwest Local, which oversees 19 schools and 11,022 students, Colerain High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Colerain High School reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Black, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Hamilton County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Colerain High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 65.7%; actual is 50.0%, a gap of -15.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household earnings sit near $72,470, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Colerain High School is one.

Colerain Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colerain High School has contracted 13%, going from 1,839 students in 2018 to 1,591 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 60% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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