Results

  • 72% of Hamilton County public school graduates enroll in college.
  • This rate of college enrollment is higher than the national average.  The US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, nationally, 68.6% of high school graduates from the class of 2008 were enrolled in colleges or universities.
  • From 2004 to 2009, the number of Hamilton County graduates enrolling in college increased from 1313 to 1522 - a 16% increase.  See a chart of this data.
  • Graduates of the Hamilton County class of 2009 enrolled in 146 colleges and universities in 27 states. (See a larger map)

  • College advisors in every high school have done much to increase the number of students enrolling in college by counseling students on how to navigate the application and enrollment process.
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College Access

PEF is a local non-profit dedicated to improving student achievement in Hamilton County Schools Get Involved

“Due to the funds that were provided… …for us by the Benwood Initiative, we’ve been able to provide some of the best research-based workshops for our teachers to implement reading strategies in the classroom, and we’ve established a literacy block which is two hours per day, every day, for all of our students.”
Marthel Young
Principal,
Orchard Knob Elementary