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East Cleveland, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks East Cleveland City School District #117 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,777 per pupil, East Cleveland City School District ranks #18 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,408
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$27,777
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Cleveland City School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,408 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $27,777 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 25.5% local, 55.7% state, and 18.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #117 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 202:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 72.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.4% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prospect Academy, with a diversity index of 13.4/100.
Its largest campus is Shaw High School, enrolling 420 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Prospect Academy, at 70 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shaw High School accounts for 29.8% of all East Cleveland City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Cleveland City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
East Cleveland City School District school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities
East Cleveland City School District school enrollment ranges from 70 students (lowest) to 420 students (highest), a spread of 350 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
East Cleveland City School District student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
East Cleveland City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 72.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to East Cleveland City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in East Cleveland City School District?
East Cleveland City School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,408 students.
How much does East Cleveland City School District spend per student?
East Cleveland City School District spends $27,777 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #117 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of East Cleveland City School District?
East Cleveland City School District students are 94.4% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Cleveland City School District?
East Cleveland City School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #117 out of 806 districts in Ohio.