Engineering Research Center at the University of Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Public School district includes 16 high schools, each accepting students on a citywide basis. The district includes many public

Montessori school The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing ...

s, one of which,

Clark Montessori Peter H. Clark Montessori Junior High and High School, usually referred to as Clark Montessori, is a junior and senior high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The school had around 700 students in January 2018. It is in the Hyde Park&ndas ...

, is the first public Montessori high school in the United States. The city and region is also home to a variety of other schools, both public and private. There are schools for gifted and accelerated students. The

Springer School and Center Springer School and Center is a school in Cincinnati, Ohio dedicated to helping students with learning disabilities (LD) to lead successful lives. History It was established in 1887 as the Cathedral School for the Archdiocese. Philanthropist ...

is the only regional school "devoted entirely to the education of children with

learning disabilities Learning disability, learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending or processing information and can be caused by several different factors. Given the "difficulty ...

." St Rita School for the Deaf educates students up through high school and vocational school. In August 2007, ''

Cincinnati Magazine ''Cincinnati'' magazine is a monthly lifestyle magazine concerning life in and about Cincinnati, Ohio. It was created by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce in 1967. It was then purchased by CM Media in 1981. By 1997, the magazine had a c ...

'' published an article rating 36 private high schools in greater Cincinnati. The Roman Catholic

Archdiocese of Cincinnati The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church that covers all of the dioceses in the State of Ohio. As of 2025, the archbishop of Cincinnati is Robert Casey. T ...

accounts for several

high schools A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

in metro Cincinnati, ten of which are single-sex: four all-male, and six all-female. Cincinnati is also home to the all-female RITSS (Regional Institute for Torah and Secular Studies) high school, a small Orthodox Jewish institution., as well as the all-male Yeshivas Lubavitch High School.http://www.ylcincinnati.com/sites/default/files/doc/YLCBrochure.pdf According to the 2000 census, the Cincinnati area has some of the highest private school attendance rates in the United States, with Hamilton County ranking second only to

St. Louis County, Missouri St. Louis County is located in eastern Missouri. It is bounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1, ...

among the country's 100 largest counties.

Higher education

Cincinnati is also home to several colleges and universities, including: *

Art Academy of Cincinnati The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private college of art and design in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded as the McMicken School of Design in 1869, and was a department of the University of Cincinnati, and later in 1887, became the Art Academy ...

* Art Institute of Cincinnati *

Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati Christian University (CCU) was a private Christian university in Cincinnati, Ohio. CCU was supported by the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, which are part of the Restoration Movement. The university was accredited by the Hi ...

(closed January 2020) *

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS) is a private mortuary science college in Cincinnati, Ohio. CCMS is the oldest school of its kind in the United States, tracing its history back to the Clarke School, which organized its first class ...

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (CSTCC, CincyState, or Cincinnati State) is a public technical and community college in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Chartered by the Ohio Board o ...

God's Bible School and College God's Bible School and College is a private Bible college in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1900 and is of the Wesleyan-Arminian (Methodist) tradition. History Originally known as God's Bible School, the college was founded by Methodi ...

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public university, public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1819 and had an enrollment of over 53,000 students in 2024, making it the ...

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...

Union Institute & University Union Institute & University (UI&U) was a private online university that was headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It also operated satellite campuses in Florida and California. In early 2023, it began to experience severe financial challenge ...

Mount St. Joseph University The Mount St. Joseph University (The Mount) is a private university, private, Catholic church, Roman Catholic university in Delhi Township, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. The university enrol ...

Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. Established in 1968, it is the youngest of Kentucky's eight public universities. The university has seven constituent colleges in arts and science ...

Gateway Community and Technical College Gateway Community & Technical College is a public community college in Covington, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Gateway enrolls over 5,000 students. The college provides transfer and career ...

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohi ...

(one of the original "

Public Ivies "Public Ivy" is an informal term that refers to public colleges and universities in the United States that are perceived to provide a collegiate experience on the level of Ivy League universities. Richard Moll in his book ''Public Ivys: A Guide ...

") *

Thomas More College (Kentucky) Thomas More University is a private Catholic university in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, United States. It serves about 2,000 full and part-time students. The university was founded in 1921 by the local Benedictine Sisters as Villa Madonna College ...

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