Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

Public school district · Cuyahoga County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900641

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy spent $14,630 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 370 students in 2024-25; 66.9% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy in enrollment (267 to 279 students) and Harvard Avenue Performance Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, FY23East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kEast Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Aca…$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Tal…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory …$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Aca…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community Sch…$11,700Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, FY23East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kEast Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy …$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, FY23East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kEast Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gif…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy at South…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, FY23East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; Valley STEM+ME2 Academy $7,476; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kEast Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented and…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy at S…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700Valley STEM+ME2 Academy$7,476State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$4,015,000 in revenue: 66.9% state, not reported local and 33.1% federal. Total spending was $3,994,000, or $14,630 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,685,000; Local $0; Federal $1,330,000; total $4,015,000.
  • State$2,685,000 67%
  • Local$0 0%
  • Federal$1,330,000 33%

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

273 students in 2022-23, 312 students in 2023-24, 370 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-232732023-243122024-25370
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-232732023-243122024-25370
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-232732023-243122024-25370
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-232732023-243122024-25370

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327330.09.1
2023-24312not reportednot reported
2024-2537023.016.1

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Harvard Avenue Performance Academy scored proficient or above: 22-36% in reading and 0-16% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts22-36%59%188
Math0-16%54%188

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 370 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy37016.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentHarvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks 310 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,630).#310 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioHarvard Avenue Performance Academy is the number 772 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 273 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#772 of 999
  3. Focus SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 274 students in fall 2022, $14,850 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,850
  4. L. Hollingworth School for Talented and GiftedThe next smaller Ohio district: 271 students in fall 2022, $14,074 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,074
  5. Compare Harvard Avenue Performance Academy with Focus SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 370 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Harvard Avenue Performance Academy spend per student?
    $14,630 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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy's money come from?
    $4,015,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.9% state, not reported local and 33.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Harvard Avenue Performance Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Harvard Avenue Performance Academy scored proficient or above: 22-36% in reading and 0-16% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Harvard Avenue Performance Academy's NCES district ID?
    3900641. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency 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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