C−
Cleveland Municipal School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Cleveland, Newburgh Heights, Bratenahl and Linndale, and parts of Garfield Heights and Brook Park.
Students
33,065
Schools
93
Spent per student
$24,642
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Debt
$283.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cleveland Municipal School District
- School Grade C−: better than 22% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 41 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 48% more per student than the OH average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $283.2M, about $8,564 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Timberlake.
K–55 elementary schoolsWilloughby-Eastlake City School District
6–84 middle schoolsWilloughby-Eastlake City School District
9–122 high schoolsWilloughby-Eastlake City School District
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,642 per student · 48% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 38%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
34,295’20
35,139’21
33,826’22
33,744’23
33,065’24
Down 3.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 61%Hispanic 20%White 13%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
93 public schools.
Campus International School
C690 students15:1
Joseph M Gallagher School
D−591 students15:1
Garfield Elementary School
C−536 students23:1
Wilbur Wright School
D521 students17:1
Almira
D−500 students18:1
Scranton School
D495 students21:1
Riverside School
C493 students18:1
Orchard School
D492 students16:1
Artemus Ward
D487 students19:1
Sunbeam
D−450 students16:1
Robinson G Jones Elementary School
D445 students18:1
Buhrer
C−424 students18:1
William Rainey Harper
C423 students18:1
Clara E Westropp School
C−415 students16:1
Halle
D−410 students15:1
Andrew J Rickoff
D−391 students16:1
Paul L Dunbar Elementary School
D384 students17:1
Robert H Jamison School
D−376 students17:1
Memorial School
D375 students19:1
Stonebrook-White Montessori
D373 students16:1
Benjamin Franklin
D364 students17:1
Nathan Hale School
D−364 students18:1
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School
D−356 students16:1
Miles Park School
D−343 students17:1
Wade Park
D339 students20:1
William C Bryant Elementary School
C−338 students16:1
Willson School
D−333 students17:1
George Washington Carver
D−327 students17:1
Mound Elementary School
D−318 students17:1
Anton Grdina
D−311 students18:1
Warner Girls Leadership Academy
D306 students17:1
Charles A Mooney School
D305 students13:1
Dike School of Arts
D−296 students20:1
Adlai Stevenson School
D295 students16:1
Douglas MacArthur
C+281 students17:1
Oliver Hazard Perry Elementary School
D−281 students20:1
Waverly Elementary School
D−281 students17:1
Daniel E Morgan School
D−274 students23:1
Whitney M Young
D−273 students17:1
Charles Dickens School
D−253 students28:1
Walton School
D−252 students19:1
Miles School
D−248 students17:1
Marion-Sterling Elementary School
D−236 students12:1
Mary Church Terrell
D235 students14:1
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
D−230 students18:1
Mary M Bethune
D229 students15:1
Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School
D222 students17:1
Alfred Benesch
D−214 students14:1
Louisa May Alcott Elementary School
C−159 students13:1
East Clark
D−158 students18:1
Valley View Elementary School
C−157 students13:1
Kenneth W Clement
D143 students20:1
John F Kennedy High School
D652 students17:1
Max S Hayes High School
D593 students14:1
Rhodes College and Career Academy
D588 students24:1
East Technical High School
D487 students20:1
John Marshall School of Information Technology
C−486 students16:1
John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
D485 students18:1
John Marshall School of Engineering
D459 students22:1
Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and Innovation
D−440 students16:1
John Adams College & Career Academy
D−437 students15:1
Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation
D425 students18:1
Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
A384 students20:1
Cleveland School Of The Arts High School
C−380 students17:1
Bard Early College Cleveland
C344 students16:1
Glenville High School
D339 students13:1
Ginn Academy
D−330 students22:1
Rhodes School of Environmental Studies
D330 students14:1
Lincoln West School Of Global Studies
D314 students15:1
New Technology West
D312 students18:1
Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts
C−311 students16:1
The School of One
C264 students29:1
Cleveland Early College High
B−262 students24:1
Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School
C−257 students15:1
Collinwood High School
D−228 students18:1
Campus International High School
D227 students13:1
Cleveland School of Architecture & Design
C215 students17:1
MC^2 STEM High School
C−215 students14:1
Lincoln West School of Science & Health
D210 students12:1
Facing History High School@Charles Mooney
C−134 students10:1
Clark School
C−650 students19:1
Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy
D−628 students14:1
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12
563 students18:1
Luis Munoz Marin School
D−483 students19:1
Harvey Rice Elementary School
D−427 students17:1
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D−371 students22:1
Tremont Montessori School
C−330 students12:1
Newton D Baker School
C−324 students15:1
Euclid Park Elementary School
D−266 students18:1
Denison
D255 students20:1
Albert Bushnell Hart
D−249 students16:1
Mary B Martin School
D−219 students15:1
Bolton
D−200 students15:1
Towns served
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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.