C
Cleveland School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Cleveland, Renova, Merigold and Boyle.
Students
2,793
Schools
10
Spent per student
$14,697
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cleveland School District
- School Grade C: better than 26% of Mississippi districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the MS average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020
- Debt of $6.2M, about $2,209 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Boyle.
PK–6Bell AcademyThis district
7–8Cleveland Central Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cleveland Central High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. MS
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,697 per student · 19% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 46%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 37%Federal 30%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,968’20
2,877’21
2,818’22
2,839’23
2,793’24
Down 5.9% since 2020.
Students
Black 69%White 19%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Bell Academy
B327 students18:1
Hayes Cooper Center
A304 students15:1
Parks Elementary School
C265 students16:1
Nailor Elementary School
256 students19:1
D.M. Smith Elementary
D233 students13:1
Pearman Elementary School
C−186 students16:1
Cleveland Central Middle School
C423 students17:1
Cleveland Central High School
C+799 students18:1
Alternative School
0 students
Cleveland Voc Tech Complex
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.