Sycamore High School

Sycamore High School operates as a sizable senior high in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the schools within Sycamore Community City. Current enrollment sits at 1,678 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 197% bigger than the state mean of about 565.

Sycamore Community City runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 6,051 students. Sycamore High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sycamore High School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Asian, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Hamilton County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Hamilton County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sycamore High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.1%, the actual is 85.9%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,470, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Sycamore High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stewart Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sycamore High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 82.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sycamore High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,667 (now 1,678). Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 61%.

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