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Cleveland, Ohio - 94 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Cleveland Municipal #246 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,661 per pupil, Cleveland Municipal ranks #57 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
33,998
Total Enrollment
94
Schools
$21,661
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cleveland Municipal operates 94 public schools serving 33,998 students, placing it among the largest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 79 combined, 12 high, 3 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cuyahoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,661 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.0% local, 38.2% state, and 23.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #246 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 18 of 94 schools offering Advanced Placement (54 AP courses district-wide), a 305.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 68.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.1% African American, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Garfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 75.5/100.
Its largest campus is Campus International School, enrolling 690 students (2% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Design Lab @ Health Careers, at 40 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cleveland Municipal school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Cleveland Municipal school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 690 students (highest), a spread of 650 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cleveland Municipal student-counselor ratio is 306:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Cleveland Municipal is typically wider than the Cleveland Municipal-aggregate figure suggests.
Cleveland Municipal chronic absenteeism rate is 68.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Cleveland Municipal has 94 schools, including 3 elementary, 79 combined, 12 high. Total enrollment is 33,998 students.
How much does Cleveland Municipal spend per student?
Cleveland Municipal spends $21,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #246 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Cleveland Municipal?
Cleveland Municipal students are 65.1% African American, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 94 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cleveland Municipal?
Cleveland Municipal has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #246 out of 806 districts in Ohio.