Frederick Douglass High School

Public school district · Cuyahoga County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3901415

Frederick Douglass High School spent $16,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 557 students in 2024-25; 84.0% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-34% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Frederick Douglass High School in enrollment (258 to 268 students) and Frederick Douglass High School itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Frederick Douglass High School, FY23Westwood Preparatory Academy $25,372; East Academy $17,034; Frederick Douglass High School $16,958; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; Case Preparatory Academy $12,992; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary $12,031; ReGeneration Schools $11,608; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village $10,763; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle $10,465; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25k30kWestwood Preparatory Academy$25,372East Academy$17,034Frederick Douglass High School$16,958United Preparatory Academy$13,582Case Preparatory Academy$12,992Constellation Schools: Old Bro…$12,031ReGeneration Schools$11,608South Columbus Preparatory Aca…$10,763Constellation Schools: Old Bro…$10,465Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Frederick Douglass High School, FY23Westwood Preparatory Academy $25,372; East Academy $17,034; Frederick Douglass High School $16,958; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; Case Preparatory Academy $12,992; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary $12,031; ReGeneration Schools $11,608; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village $10,763; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle $10,465; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25k30kWestwood Preparatory Academy$25,372East Academy$17,034Frederick Douglass High School$16,958United Preparatory Academy$13,582Case Preparatory Academy$12,992Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn…$12,031ReGeneration Schools$11,608South Columbus Preparatory Academy …$10,763Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn…$10,465Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Frederick Douglass High School, FY23Westwood Preparatory Academy $25,372; East Academy $17,034; Frederick Douglass High School $16,958; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; Case Preparatory Academy $12,992; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary $12,031; ReGeneration Schools $11,608; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village $10,763; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle $10,465; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25k30kWestwood Preparatory Academy$25,372East Academy$17,034Frederick Douglass High School$16,958United Preparatory Academy$13,582Case Preparatory Academy$12,992Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Communi…$12,031ReGeneration Schools$11,608South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Germa…$10,763Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Communi…$10,465Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Frederick Douglass High School, FY23Westwood Preparatory Academy $25,372; East Academy $17,034; Frederick Douglass High School $16,958; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; Case Preparatory Academy $12,992; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary $12,031; ReGeneration Schools $11,608; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village $10,763; Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle $10,465; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25k30kWestwood Preparatory Academy$25,372East Academy$17,034Frederick Douglass High School$16,958United Preparatory Academy$13,582Case Preparatory Academy$12,992Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Com…$12,031ReGeneration Schools$11,608South Columbus Preparatory Academy at G…$10,763Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Com…$10,465Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$5,081,000 in revenue: 84.0% state, 1.3% local and 14.7% federal. Total spending including $98,000 of capital outlay was $4,575,000, or $17,330 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Frederick Douglass High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,267,000; Local $68,000; Federal $746,000; total $5,081,000.
  • State$4,267,000 84%
  • Local$68,000 1%
  • Federal$746,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

264 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Frederick Douglass High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 264, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-232642023-244922024-25557
Frederick Douglass High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 264, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-232642023-244922024-25557
Frederick Douglass High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 264, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-232642023-244922024-25557
Frederick Douglass High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 264, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-232642023-244922024-25557

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326413.020.3
2023-2449218.626.5
2024-2555721.625.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

30-34% of the 125 students in Frederick Douglass High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate30‑34%86.2%
Students in the class125132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 557 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frederick Douglass High School55725.8not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Frederick Douglass High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Frederick Douglass High School

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentFrederick Douglass High School ranks 170 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,958).#170 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioFrederick Douglass High School is the number 780 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 264 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#780 of 999
  3. ReGeneration SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 265 students in fall 2022, $11,608 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,608
  4. Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community ElementaryThe next smaller Ohio district: 261 students in fall 2022, $12,031 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,031
  5. Compare Frederick Douglass High School with ReGeneration SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Frederick Douglass High School, its largest high school557 students in 2024-25, 25.8 per teacher.557
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Frederick Douglass High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Frederick Douglass High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 557 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Frederick Douglass High School spend per student?
    $16,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Frederick Douglass High School's money come from?
    $5,081,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 84.0% state, 1.3% local and 14.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Frederick Douglass High School?
    30-34% of the 125 students in Frederick Douglass High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Frederick Douglass High School's NCES district ID?
    3901415. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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