Total enrollment
109,365
-481 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
Hamilton County
Ohio · Public K-12
On the public-school side, Hamilton County (Ohio) totals 212 K-12 campuses and roughly 111,403 students. Median household income is around $72,470. The level mix is 122 elementary, 26 middle, and 46 high schools.
7-year change in Hamilton County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
200
+7 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
43%
was 47%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
% Black
36%
was 37%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
830,774
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
212
50 districts
Enrollment
111,403
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$72,470
Above Ohio avg
Free/reduced lunch
33.9%
Below Ohio avg
Elementary
122
52,072 students
Middle
26
15,925 students
High
46
36,705 students
Combined / other
18
6,701 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Cincinnati Public Schools
33,844 students · 50 districts in Hamilton County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Hamilton County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
41.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
10.3%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.0%
civilian labor
Median age
37
23.0% under 18
Test scores in Hamilton County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 179 schools ranked. Ohio state average: 59.8%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 2,453 | · |
| Oak Hills High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 2,255 | · |
| Sycamore High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,678 | · |
| Dohn Community | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,675 | · |
| Princeton High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,619 | · |
| Colerain High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,591 | · |
| Western Hills University High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 1,342 | · |
| Princeton Community Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 1,332 | · |
| School For Creative and Performing Arts | Cincinnati | Combined | KG-12 | 1,300 | · |
| Withrow University High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 1,300 | · |
| Winton Woods High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,272 | · |
| Aiken New Tech High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 1,226 | · |
| Loveland High School | Loveland | High | 09-12 | 1,203 | · |
| Hughes STEM High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 1,167 | · |
| Anderson High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 1,166 | · |
| William Henry Harrison High School | Harrison | High | 09-12 | 1,122 | · |
| Nagel Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 07-08 | 1,087 | · |
| Harrison Middle School | Harrison | Middle | 06-08 | 1,069 | · |
| Scarlet Oaks Cdc | Cincinnati | High | 11-12 | 1,023 | · |
| IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc | Cincinnati | Combined | KG-09 | 1,017 | · |
| Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 05-07 | 996 | · |
| Turpin High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 991 | · |
| Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy | Cincinnati | Combined | KG-12 | 949 | · |
| Sycamore Junior High School | Cincinnati | Middle | 07-08 | 921 | · |
| Gilbert A. Dater High School | Cincinnati | High | 05-12 | 911 | · |
| Northwest High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 910 | · |
| C O Harrison Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 909 | · |
| Madeira Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 867 | · |
| Mt Healthy High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 865 | · |
| Woodward Career Technical High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 835 | · |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-05 | 812 | · |
| Crosby Elementary School | Harrison | Elementary | KG-05 | 807 | · |
| Taylor Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 797 | · |
| Struble Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 772 | · |
| Reading Elementary School | Reading | Elementary | PK-06 | 770 | · |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 759 | · |
| Cincinnati Classical Academy | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-08 | 745 | · |
| Carson School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 742 | · |
| Three Rivers Elementary | Cleves | Elementary | PK-04 | 731 | · |
| Pleasant Ridge Montessori School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-07 | 725 | · |
| Dater Montessori School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 721 | · |
| Clark Montessori High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 714 | · |
| Oakdale Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 710 | · |
| Roberts Academy | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-08 | 704 | · |
| White Oak Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 703 | · |
| James N. Gamble Montessori High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 700 | · |
| Sherwood Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 689 | · |
| Miami Whitewater Elementary School | Harrison | Elementary | KG-05 | 672 | · |
| Pleasant Run Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 661 | · |
| Indian Hill High School | Cincinnati | High | 09-12 | 660 | · |
| Fairview-Clifton German Language School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 657 | · |
| Symmes Elementary School | Loveland | Elementary | PK-04 | 656 | · |
| Reading Junior Senior High School | Reading | High | 07-12 | 654 | · |
| Sands Montessori School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-07 | 654 | · |
| Blue Ash Elementary | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-04 | 650 | · |
| Finneytown Elementary | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 648 | · |
| Diamond Oaks Cdc | Cincinnati | High | 11-12 | 647 | · |
| Colerain Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 645 | · |
| Loveland Intermediate School | Loveland | Middle | 04-06 | 643 | · |
| Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School | Cincinnati | High | 07-12 | 643 | · |
| Rapid Run Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 642 | · |
| Wilson Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 635 | · |
| Wyoming Middle School | Wyoming | Middle | 05-08 | 626 | · |
| Parker Woods Montessori School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 625 | · |
| Loveland Middle School | Loveland | Middle | 07-08 | 624 | · |
| Hamilton Cnty Math & Science | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-08 | 622 | · |
| Hyde Park School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-07 | 617 | · |
| Loveland Elementary School | Loveland | Elementary | 03-04 | 617 | · |
| Bridgetown Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 613 | · |
| Mercer Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 611 | · |
| Taylor High School | Cleves | High | 09-12 | 608 | · |
| Winton Woods Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 07-08 | 607 | · |
| Harrison Elementary School | Harrison | Elementary | KG-05 | 604 | · |
| Mt. Healthy South Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | 01-06 | 604 | · |
| Winton Woods Intermediate School | Cincinnati | Middle | 05-06 | 601 | · |
| Taylor Middle School | Cleves | Middle | 05-08 | 599 | · |
| Ayer Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 595 | · |
| Loveland Primary School | Loveland | Elementary | 01-02 | 595 | · |
| Mt. Airy School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 594 | · |
| Monfort Heights Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-05 | 588 | · |
| Maple Dale Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-04 | 584 | · |
| Wyoming High School | Wyoming | High | 09-12 | 581 | · |
| Kilgour School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 577 | · |
| Cheviot School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 570 | · |
| Amity Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 569 | · |
| North Avondale Montessori School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 568 | · |
| Montgomery Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-04 | 566 | · |
| Winton Woods Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | 03-04 | 558 | · |
| Mt. Healthy North Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | 01-06 | 549 | · |
| Academy Of World Languages School | Cincinnati | Combined | PK-09 | 548 | · |
| Winton Woods Primary | Cincinnati | Elementary | 01-02 | 548 | · |
| Midway School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-06 | 542 | · |
| Maddux Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | KG-06 | 541 | · |
| Indian Hill Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | 03-05 | 539 | · |
| Indian Hill Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 537 | · |
| Rees E. Price Academy | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-07 | 532 | · |
| Springdale Elementary School | Cincinnati | Elementary | PK-05 | 529 | · |
| Colerain Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 528 | · |
| Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies | Cincinnati | Combined | PK-09 | 524 | · |
| Delhi Middle School | Cincinnati | Middle | 06-08 | 524 | · |
Cities in Hamilton County
About Hamilton County
In Ohio, Hamilton County is a high-population county of about 830,774 residents. 212 public schools across the county enrolls about 111,403 students between them.
Zooming out, census numbers show the median household earns about $72,470 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the federal-poverty share is near 10%.
On the school-mix side, Hamilton County spans 122 elementary schools (52,072 students), 26 middle schools (15,925), 46 high schools (36,705), and 18 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Hamilton County is Cincinnati Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 33,844 students.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 109,365 students, remained close to its prior level from the 109,846 reported in SY 2017-18. Hamilton County now counts 200 public schools, up from 193 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 47% to 43%.
On allk12, the community for Hamilton County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.
Frequently asked questions
Hamilton County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data