James N. Gamble Montessori High School

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, James N. Gamble Montessori High School caters to 700 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Cincinnati Public Schools. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Across the 65 schools in Cincinnati Public Schools (33,844 students total), James N. Gamble Montessori High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, James N. Gamble Montessori High School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Hamilton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), James N. Gamble Montessori High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dater Montessori School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. James N. Gamble Montessori High School's enrollment has grew 39% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 700). White enrollment moved from 20% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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