Harrison Middle School

Harrison Middle School, a substantial middle school in Harrison, Ohio, one of the schools within Southwest Local, serves 1,069 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 122% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within Southwest Local, which oversees 6 schools and 4,340 students, Harrison Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Harrison Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Harrison Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) logs that median household income runs about $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Harrison Middle School is one.

Miami Whitewater Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Harrison Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harrison Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 71.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harrison Middle School has grew 11%, going from 964 students in 2018 to 1,069 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.