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School districts in Hamilton County, OH
Hamilton County has 22 regular public school districts, enrolling 101,332 students in 2024–25. The largest is Cincinnati Public Schools (34,531 students, 34% of the county), followed by Northwest Local and Oak Hills Local. All 22 offer kindergarten. Ohio sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 22 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Public Schools 2651 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 67 | 34,531 | 2,581 | (513) 363-0000 |
| Northwest Local 3377 Compton Rd Ste 110, Cincinnati also serves Butler County | Pre-K–12 | 12 | 8,260 | 532 | (513) 923-1000 |
| Oak Hills Local 6325 Rapid Run Rd, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 7,381 | 468 | (513) 574-3200 |
| Forest Hills Local 7946 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 6,827 | 426 | (513) 231-3600 |
| Sycamore Community City 5959 Hagewa Dr, Blue Ash | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 6,051 | 429 | (513) 686-1700 |
| Princeton City 3900 Cottingham Dr, Cincinnati also serves Butler County and Warren County | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 5,927 | 415 | (513) 864-1000 |
| Southwest Local 10800 Campbell Rd, Harrison also serves Butler County | K–12 | 6 | 4,340 | 316 | (513) 367-4139 |
| Loveland City 757 S Lebanon Rd, Loveland also serves Clermont County and Warren County | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 4,041 | 264 | (513) 683-5600 |
| Winton Woods City 825 Waycross Rd Ste A, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,985 | 288 | (513) 619-2300 |
| Mt Healthy City 7615 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,704 | 179 | (513) 729-0077 |
| Indian Hill Exempted Village 6855 Drake Rd, Cincinnati | K–12 | 4 | 2,222 | 148 | (513) 272-4500 |
| Three Rivers Local 401 N Miami Ave, Cleves | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,938 | 118 | (877) 644-6338 |
| Wyoming City 420 Springfield Pike, Wyoming | K–12 | 5 | 1,882 | 104 | (513) 206-7000 |
| Madeira City 7465 Loannes Dr, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,786 | 150 | (513) 985-6070 |
| Norwood City 2132 Williams Ave, Norwood | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 1,698 | 127 | (513) 924-2500 |
| Mariemont City 2 Warrior Way, Cincinnati | K–12 | 4 | 1,556 | 112 | (513) 272-7500 |
| North College Hill City 1731 Goodman Ave, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,428 | 81 | (513) 931-8181 |
| Reading Community City 810 E Columbia Ave, Reading | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,424 | 99 | (513) 554-1800 |
| Finneytown Local 8791 Brent Dr, Cincinnati | K–12 | 2 | 1,149 | 83 | (513) 728-3700 |
| Deer Park Community City 8688 Donna Ln, Cincinnati | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,044 | 59 | (513) 891-0222 |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place City 105 Washington Ave, Saint Bernard | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 740 | 44 | (513) 482-7121 |
| Lockland Local 125 S Cooper Ave, Cincinnati | K–12 | 2 | 418 | 27 | (513) 563-5000 |
Hamilton County at a glance
Together the 22 districts run 180 schools from offices in 9 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Lockland Local, with 418 students; the median Hamilton County district has 1,938. By grade span: 16 Pre-K–12 and 6 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 22 districts that report a K grade: 7,050 children. The biggest kindergarten was Cincinnati Public Schools's, with 2,581; Northwest Local had 532, and the smallest, Lockland Local, had 27.
Hamilton County holds 22 of Ohio's 619 regular districts (3.6%) and 6.7% of its 1,508,022 public school students, ranking 2nd of 88 counties by number of districts and 3rd by enrollment. By size, 6 enroll 5,000 or more, 14 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 2 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 563 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: Northwest Local (into Butler County), Princeton City (into Butler County and Warren County), Southwest Local (into Butler County) and Loveland City (into Clermont County and Warren County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Hamilton County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Cincinnati Public Schools · Northwest Local · Oak Hills Local · Forest Hills Local · Sycamore Community City · Princeton City · Southwest Local · Loveland City · Winton Woods City · Mt Healthy City · Indian Hill Exempted Village · Three Rivers Local · Wyoming City · Madeira City · Norwood City · Mariemont City · North College Hill City · Reading Community City · Finneytown Local · Deer Park Community City · St Bernard-Elmwood Place City · Lockland Local
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