Top Rankings
Northwest Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 2,702 students in Northwest Local School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Ohio.
Public High Schools in Northwest Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Ohio public high school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 57% statewide average).
Public High School in Northwest Local School District have a Graduation Rate of 91%, which is more than the Ohio average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Northwest High School, with 94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Ohio or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public high school average of 33% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
11 Schools
1,062 Schools
# Students
8,465 Students
604,848 Students
# Teachers
455 Teachers
35,385 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Northwest Local School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#583 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
63%
Graduation Rate
91%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
2%
% Hispanic
8%
8%
% Black
37%
18%
% White
38%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
12%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,134 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,608 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$128 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$124 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,134
$17,287
Spending / Student
$14,608
$17,235
Best Northwest Local School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Colerain High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
8801 Cheviot Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45251
(513) 385-6424
Cincinnati, OH 45251
(513) 385-6424
Grades: 9-12
| 1,754 students
Rank: #22.
Northwest High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
10761 Pippin Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 851-7300
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 851-7300
Grades: 9-12
| 948 students
Recent Articles
Parents’ Guide to Special Education
Special education law is not easy to decipher, with several regulations that govern special education services for disabled students. In this article, learn about the core components of the laws, rights, and individual education plans that can help create the best public school environment for your child.
Surveillance Cameras: Violation of Rights or Improved Security?
A school district in Virginia has given the green light to schools that want to install surveillance cameras in common areas like cafeterias and hallways. We’ll look at whether this is a violation of student privacy or the best way to keep order in schools.
Teachers in 19 States Allowed to Physically Punish Students
As of 2014, nineteen states still allow corporal punishment – spanking and paddling the most common choices – in their public schools. However, some argue that not only are these punishments physically harmful, they also are disproportionately administered to students of color. As a result, House democrats have taken up the issue in a new bill that would ban all forms of corporal punishment nationwide.
