Western Hills University High School

Set in Cincinnati, Ohio, Western Hills University High School is an expansive high school, one of the schools within Cincinnati Public Schools. It instructs 1,342 students across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Western Hills University High School sits 138% bigger than that benchmark.

Cincinnati Public Schools comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 33,844 students; Western Hills University High School is among them.

On demographics, Western Hills University High School shows that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, Western Hills University High School shows 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

In the area at large, Hamilton County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,470, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Western Hills University High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gilbert A. Dater High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Western Hills University High School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 40%: 962 students in 2018 compared to 1,342 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.