There were 43,636 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Hamilton County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, 2.7% 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 white students comprised 44.2% of the student body to be the 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 white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 6,997 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 White, Non-Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Local School District | 90.1% | 4,038 |
| Three Rivers Local Schools | 89.4% | 1,878 |
| Mariemont City School District | 87.1% | 1,497 |
| Madeira City School District | 85.2% | 1,738 |
| Loveland City School District | 84.7% | 3,935 |
| Forest Hills Local School District | 83.6% | 6,706 |
| Oak Hills Local School District | 77.3% | 7,116 |
| Wyoming City School District | 74.8% | 1,863 |
| Indian Hill Exempted Village | 74.7% | 2,121 |
| Deer Park Community City School District | 69.6% | 1,044 |
| Reading Community City School District | 68.2% | 1,382 |
| Sycamore Community City School District | 61.3% | 5,913 |
| Norwood City | 57.7% | 1,690 |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District | 36.8% | 736 |
| Northwest Local Schools | 35.3% | 7,585 |
| Finneytown Local School District | 25.2% | 1,135 |
| Cincinnati Public Schools | 20.4% | 34,390 |
| Lockland Local School District | 17.5% | 411 |
| Princeton City School District | 15.7% | 5,699 |
| Mt Healthy City School District | 11.7% | 2,630 |
| Winton Woods City | 6.5% | 3,975 |
| North College Hill City School District | 6.4% | 1,299 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce. The source data can be found here.
