Cincinnati Country Day School (abbreviated CCDS) is a private, coeducational, independent school located in

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, a suburb of Cincinnati.

History

Cincinnati Country Day School was founded in 1926 and was inspired by the

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, which had started in

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20 years earlier. The school sits on a campus in

. 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 (with a maximum of 75 per grade level). There are approximately 350 students in the lower school (grades PreK-4), 200 in the middle school (grades 5–8), and 300 in the upper school (grades 9-12). Polaris ranked Country Day the #1 school in Cincinnati for sending students to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT. In 2021,

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ranked Country Day as a top Cincinnati area College Prep School, Private High School, Best School, Most Diverse School, and having the Best Teachers. 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

. The school newspaper, called ''The Scroll''
www.scrollonline.net
is part of the National Scholastic Press Association. For the 2021–22 school year, tuition ranged from $7,570 (for limited early childhood care) to $27,730 (for students grades 10–12)

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

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OHSAA State Championships

* Boys

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- 1993, 2001 * Boys

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- 2001, 2005 (Ohio High School Lacrosse Association) * Boys

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- 2014, 2015 * Girls Soccer - 2018, 2019, 2022 * As of 2022, CCD has won 27 Individual State Championships (14 Boys Tennis, 8 Track & Field, 4 Swimming, 1 Golf)

Non-OHSAA Championships

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- Six National Championship Appearances, Four National Championships

Facilities

The 62-acre campus includes the following amenities: * Early Childhood Center * Four playgrounds * Outdoor playscape and education area, including mini ponies, donkey, rabbit, and chickens * Outdoor performing arts area and amphitheater * Two libraries * Three Makerspaces * 540-seat theater * State-of-the-art science laboratories and telescope * Visual arts studio with darkroom and digital imaging area * Conference and meeting spaces * Wireless campus and classrooms * Two full-sized gymnasiums * Six-lane swimming pool * Seven athletic playing fields * Athletic Center * Track * Seven tennis courts and pavilion

Notable alumni

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, co-founder of The National *

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, co-founder of The National *

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, member of

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, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson Starship *

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, poet *

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, former

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* Jeffrey Harrison, poet * Sarah Herrlinger, senior director of global accessibility policy & initiatives at

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* Michael Hill, senior vice president of on-field operations for

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* Harry Jackson, Evangelical Christian social conservative leader *

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, music historian, journalist, and producer *

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, journalist and critic
Hema Magge
senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation * David Pepper, former chairman of the

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Kellen Pomeranz

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-winning songwriter and producer * Rob Portman,

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from Ohio; former

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, U.S. Trade Representative, and member of the

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* Robert Shetterly, artist * John Simon, president, Lehigh University *

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, TV writer and producer *

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, former Governor of Ohio and

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* William H. Wood, inventor and pioneer in global interpretation services * J.J. Wolf, professional tennis player

References

External links

*
''The Scroll''
the school's newspaper