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Enrollment
893
High
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSS LOCAL·NCES 390461402451
Ross High School
3601 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013 · (513) 863-1252 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
234 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
69.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.9pp since 2021
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
893
+16 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.0:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ross High School
Ross High School, a big senior high in Hamilton, Ohio, operated by Ross Local, enrolls 893 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 58% above typical.
Ross Local runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,607 students. Ross High School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Ross High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). By comparison, Butler County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Ross High School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Butler County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Ross High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.9%, the actual is 77.6%, a residual of -1.3 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Butler County) records that median household income runs about $81,590, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Ross High School is one of 90 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students).
Nearest neighbor: Ross Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ross High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 77.4%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ross High School has held roughly steady, going from 877 students in 2018 to 893 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Ross High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ross Local
- Ross Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Ross Intermediate SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Elda Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 2,403 students
- D Russel Lee Career-Technology CenterHigh · 930 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Middle School0.2 mi · 628
- Ross Intermediate School0.3 mi · 374
- Elda Elementary School0.8 mi · 327
- Fairfield West Elementary School3.8 mi · 870
- Pleasant Run Middle School4.1 mi · 661
- Pleasant Run Elementary School4.2 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Ross High SchoolHow large is Ross High School?
Ross High School enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ross High School serve?
Ross High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ross High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ross High School is approximately 20.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ross High School?
At Ross High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ross High School in?
Ross High School is part of Ross Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.