Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts

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Cleveland, Ohio - 1 schools

At $13,177 per pupil, Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts ranks #731 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

192
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,177
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts operates 1 public schools serving 192 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $13,177 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 67.3% state, and 32.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 56.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% African American, 26.8% White across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts, enrolling 164 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 10.9% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (192 to 171 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 5.5 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $2,621,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 48.1% went to instruction, 44% to support services, and 3.5% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts accounts for 85.4% of all Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts a distant remainder — means Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 56.7% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

32.4%
Federal
67.3%
State
0.3%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts.

White 26.8%
Hispanic or Latino 34.1%
African American 31.7%
Asian 3.7%
Multiracial 3.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

56.7%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts

School Enrollment
Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts
Charter
164

How Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
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Lake Erie International High School Similar size Similar spending Similar funding mix
Fairborn Digital Academy Similar size Lower spending Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts?

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 192 students.

How much does Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts spend per student?

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts spends $13,177 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts?

Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts students are 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% African American, 26.8% White, 3.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.