Cincinnati Country Day School
Cincinnati Country Day School is a private, coeducational, independent school located in Indian Hill, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
History
Cincinnati Country Day School was founded in 1926 and was inspired by the Country Day School movement, which had started in Baltimore 20 years earlier. The school sits on a campus in Indian Hill, Ohio. Starting in the fall of 1996, students 5th grade and above were equipped with laptop computers as part of the "Anytime Anywhere Learning" program.Academics
The school enrolls approximately 850 students from early childhood through high school. There are approximately 350 students in the lower school, 200 in the middle school, and 300 in the upper school.Niche.com ranked the school as the #1 best private high school, #1 best private K-12 school, and #1 best high school for STEM in the Cincinnati area for 2024. Country Day is ranked as the #5 private school in Ohio as of 2025.
Polaris ranked Country Day the #1 school in Cincinnati for sending students to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT. Cincinnati Country Day School has been awarded “Platinum with Access” in the 2023 AP School Honor Roll, issued by the College Board.
Each year, 100% of graduating seniors attend four-year colleges. Fifteen percent of the class of 2021 was National Merit recognized. In 2020, 103 students in the middle and upper schools received gold, silver, bronze, and platinum status on the National French Contest and the National Spanish Exam. The school sits on a campus in Indian Hill, Ohio. The school newspaper, called The Scroll is part of the National Scholastic Press Association.
Athletics
Cincinnati Country Day fields 53 teams in 15 sports, with 22 varsity teams. The school is accredited by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and participates in the Miami Valley Conference.OHSAA State Championships
- Boys Baseball - 1993, 2001
- Girls Soccer - 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- As of 2022, CCD has won 27 Individual State Championships
Non-OHSAA Championships
- Boys Tennis - 2014, 2015
- Boys Lacrosse - 2001, 2005
- Rowing - Six National Championship Appearances, Four National Championships
Facilities
Notable alumni
- Aaron Dessner, co-founder of The National
- Bryce Dessner, co-founder of The National
- David Freiberg, member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson Starship
- Jeannine Hall Gailey, poet
- Joe Hagin, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
- Michael Hill, senior vice president of on-field operations for Major League Baseball
- Harry Jackson, Evangelical Christian social conservative leader
- Ashley Kahn, music historian, journalist, and producer
- Alan Light, journalist and critic
- David Pepper, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party
- Rob Portman, former U.S. Senator from Ohio, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Office of [the United States Trade Representative|U.S. Trade Representative], and member of the United States House of Representatives
- Robert Shetterly, artist
- John Simon, president, Lehigh University
- Veena Sud, TV writer and producer
- Bob Taft, former Governor of Ohio and Ohio Secretary of State
- Patricia Taft, interior designer
- J. J. Wolf, professional tennis player