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 Windham.
PK–4Katherine Thomas Elementary SchoolWindham Exempted Village School District
5–8Windham Junior High SchoolWindham Exempted Village School District
9–12Windham High SchoolWindham Exempted Village 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.