Dater Montessori School

As a well-populated K-5 school in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dater Montessori School enrolls 721 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Cincinnati Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 78% larger than typical.

Cincinnati Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 33,844 students. Dater Montessori School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dater Montessori School logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Dater Montessori School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Hamilton County shows 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 Dater Montessori School is one.

James N. Gamble Montessori High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 804 students in 2018 compared to 721 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 43% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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