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Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School

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Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School is a suburban public school in Cincinnati, Ohio that is part of Mount Healthy City School District. It serves 1,275 students in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.0:1. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 7 - 12

1,275 Students

49 Teachers

8101 Hamilton Ave

Cincinnati, OH 45231 View local requests

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Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School Demographics

94%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

80%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School

$18,008

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

124

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Mount Healthy Junior Senior High School has received support from 93 individuals from Ohio and 31 individuals out-of-state.

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