Mother of Mercy High School was an all-girls

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. It was one of almost 40

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in the

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and also a

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. It opened in 1915 and in 2018 merged with another Sisters of Mercy school, McAuley High School, due to lacking enrollment numbers at both schools. The merged school,

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, opened at what was the McAuley campus in fall 2018. In 2018, the closed school was sold to

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for the price of $2.85 million.

Gamble Montessori High School James N. Gamble Montessori High School (less formally known as Gamble Montessori) is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, one of Clark Montessori High School, two Montessori ...

uses the former Mother of Mercy building.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Girls

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– 1977, 1980, 1982, 2007

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* Educational institutions established in 1915 Educational institutions disestablished in 2018 High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio Private schools in Cincinnati Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Ohio Girls' schools in Ohio 1915 establishments in Ohio 2018 disestablishments in Ohio Sisters of Mercy schools Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati {{RC-school-stub