Highland Elementary School

Highland Elementary School operates as a sprawling elementary school in Hamilton, Ohio, overseen by Hamilton City. Current enrollment sits at 695 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 72% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Within Hamilton City, which oversees 12 schools and 9,014 students, Highland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Highland Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Butler County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,590 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Butler County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), Highland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wilson Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Elementary School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 663 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Highland Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.