Riverview East Academy

Riverview East Academy operates as a rural-scale all-grades campus in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the schools within Cincinnati Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 165 students spanning grades 4 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 712 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Within Cincinnati Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 33,844 students, Riverview East Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Riverview East Academy reports that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 35% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Riverview East Academy reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.8:1, putting Riverview East Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows median household earnings sit near $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverview East Academy is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).

Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverview East Academy has contracted 72%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 45% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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