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Cleveland, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Harvard Avenue Performance Academy #653 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,487 per pupil, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks #689 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$12,487
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy operates 1 public schools serving 273 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 $12,487 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is , 72.6% state, and 27.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #653 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 68.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.5% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Harvard Avenue Performance Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harvard Avenue Performance Academy a distant remainder — means Harvard Avenue Performance Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 68.4% — 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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy'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 Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 273 students.
How much does Harvard Avenue Performance Academy spend per student?
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy spends $12,487 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #653 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy students are 96.5% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #653 out of 806 districts in Ohio.