Lower Price Hill Community School

The Lower Price Hill neighborhood founded the school in 1971 in response to increasing numbers of students not finishing high school. Leaving high school without a diploma, a key indicator of future poverty, makes the prospect for employment at a wage adequate to support a family in Cincinnati nearly impossible. Lower Price Hill Community School students are changing an impossible situation to one of realistic expectations for a better future.

From stark beginnings in a windowless basement, Cincinnati's LPHCS has become a modern learning center encompassing the entire floor of a former elementary school in the heart of the neighborhood. With no geographic limit, enrollment is open to adults of all ages and out-of -school 16 and 17 year olds. To make school attendance possible for young parent- students, the Community School provides pre- school childcare during college and GED class time.

LPHCS enrolls an average of 250 high school dropouts annually. LPHCS has provided tuition- free education to over 5,000 individuals, and more than 625 LPHCS students have received their GED diplomas. Many graduates go on to complete college degrees. We have introduced students to a college experience through various collaborations including Xavier University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.




Lower Price Hill Community School, INC
2104 St. Michael Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

Phone: 513-244-2214
Classroom Phone: 513- 557-2831
Fax: 513- 557-2833

Jen Walters - Executive Director
Jenw@lphcs.org

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