Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students
Cincinnati · OH · Cincinnati Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Riverview East Academy → Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy → Oyler School → Lockland Junior Senior High School → St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School → Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy → Deer Park Jr/Sr High School → Butler Tech Bioscience Center →At a glance
- 5 AP courses offered — Strong
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 1 calculus classes · 3 chemistry
- AP rigor: 59th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 20% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 59th percentile nationally with 5 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Riverview East Academy, Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy, Oyler School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
59th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 20% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
Ohio State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +4.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 373 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $20,450 per student in district revenue, the 95 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,942,750/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview East Academy Cincinnati |
Public | 0.0 | 162 | -32.2% |
| Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy Cincinnati |
Public · charter | 3.5 | 122 | +5.2% |
| Oyler School Cincinnati |
Public | 5.9 | 155 | -14.8% |
| Lockland Junior Senior High School Lockland |
Public | 7.9 | 154 | -13.0% |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School Saint Bernard |
Public | 4.7 | 230 | +8.5% |
| Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy Cincinnati |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 259 | +24.5% |
| Deer Park Jr/Sr High School Cincinnati |
Public | 7.0 | 311 | -13.6% |
| Butler Tech Bioscience Center West Chester |
Public | 15.9 | 208 | -35.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSpencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students is a public high school in Cincinnati, OH, enrolling 373 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 5 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
16 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 20% of U.S. high schools.
It has about 622 students per school counselor.
24% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students offer? Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students offers 5 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students? Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students is a public high school in Cincinnati, OH, enrolling 373 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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