Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School

Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School is a four-year high school of average-sized scale in Cincinnati, Ohio, run under Cincinnati Public Schools, instructing 643 students in grades 7 through 12.

Cincinnati Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 33,844 students. Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School reports that nearly all students (89%) are Black. The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate 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%. Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).

John J. Gilligan Digital Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School has climbed 8%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 643 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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