John P. Parker School

John P. Parker School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, operated by Cincinnati Public Schools, with 354 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 7.

Within Cincinnati Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 33,844 students, John P. Parker School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John P. Parker School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 11% multiracial, 7% White, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) logs that median household income runs about $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. John P. Parker School is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).

The closest other public school is Shroder Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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