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Garfield Heights, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks The Brilliance School #579 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,974 per pupil, The Brilliance School ranks #920 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Brilliance School operates 1 public schools serving 286 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 $9,974 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.1% local, 82.9% state, and 16.0% 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 36/100, ranked #579 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 93.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% African American, 1.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Brilliance School, enrolling 259 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Brilliance School accounts for 90.6% of all The Brilliance School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Brilliance School a distant remainder — means The Brilliance School-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.
The Brilliance School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
The Brilliance School chronic absenteeism rate is 93.4% — 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.
The Brilliance School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 286 students.
How much does The Brilliance School spend per student?
The Brilliance School spends $9,974 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #579 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of The Brilliance School?
The Brilliance School students are 94.2% African American, 1.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Brilliance School?
The Brilliance School has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #579 out of 806 districts in Ohio.