Miami Whitewater Elementary School

Set in Harrison, Ohio, Miami Whitewater Elementary School is a substantial elementary-level community, overseen by Southwest Local. It educates 672 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Miami Whitewater Elementary School sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

Miami Whitewater Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Southwest Local, a district that works with 4,340 students overall.

Demographically, Miami Whitewater Elementary School shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hamilton County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Miami Whitewater Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Hamilton County reports 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. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Miami Whitewater Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harrison Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Miami Whitewater Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.4%.

Miami Whitewater Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 81%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 672 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.