Frederick Douglass School

Located at 2627 Park Ave, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Frederick Douglass School is a modestly sized K-5 school that enrolls 229 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

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

Demographically, Frederick Douglass School reports that 85% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 9% multiracial, 4% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) records that median household income runs about $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Frederick Douglass School is one.

Priority High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 95% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.