There were 33,377 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Hamilton County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Data showed that Hamilton County school districts welcomed 98,781 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 33.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county’s school districts.
Among the 22 school districts in Hamilton County, Cincinnati Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 20,126 students.
The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hamilton County.
Public school enrollment in Ohio fell to 1.47 million students in fiscal year 2025, down 1%, marking the largest drop since fiscal year 2022.
According to a report from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, enrollment fell most sharply in rural and small-town districts. In contrast, joint vocational districts recorded growth, with chartered nonpublic schools recording the largest enrollment increases.
According to an analysis by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Ohio students have not fully recovered from pandemic-related learning losses. In the 2024-25 school year, about 55.3% of students were proficient in math and 60% in reading, both several points below 2018-19 levels.
Ohio ranks 23rd nationally in K-12 school expenditures, with public schools spending $16,687 per pupil for a total of $28.05 billion annually. Overall, costs exceed available funding by nearly $460 million.
| District | % of Black, Non-Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| North College Hill City School District | 76.7% | 1,299 |
| Mt Healthy City School District | 64.3% | 2,630 |
| Cincinnati Public Schools | 58.5% | 34,390 |
| Winton Woods City | 52.8% | 3,975 |
| Lockland Local School District | 50.9% | 411 |
| Finneytown Local School District | 46.4% | 1,135 |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District | 38.7% | 736 |
| Northwest Local Schools | 38.5% | 7,585 |
| Princeton City School District | 36.9% | 5,699 |
| Norwood City | 18.4% | 1,690 |
| Reading Community City School District | 14% | 1,382 |
| Wyoming City School District | 11.3% | 1,863 |
| Deer Park Community City School District | 9.7% | 1,044 |
| Oak Hills Local School District | 9.6% | 7,116 |
| Sycamore Community City School District | 7.3% | 5,913 |
| Indian Hill Exempted Village | 3% | 2,121 |
| Forest Hills Local School District | 3% | 6,706 |
| Loveland City School District | 2.5% | 3,935 |
| Mariemont City School District | 1.9% | 1,497 |
| Southwest Local School District | 1.6% | 4,038 |
| Three Rivers Local Schools | 1.3% | 1,878 |
| Madeira City School District | 0.8% | 1,738 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce. The source data can be found here.
