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Cleveland, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Village Preparatory School Cliffs #485 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,164 per pupil, Village Preparatory School Cliffs ranks #424 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
660
Total Enrollment
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$14,164
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Village Preparatory School Cliffs operates 1 public schools serving 660 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 $14,164 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.0% local, 67.3% state, and 24.8% 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 41/100, ranked #485 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 337:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 69.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% African American, 2.8% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Village Preparatory School Cliffs accounts for 100.0% of all Village Preparatory School Cliffs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Village Preparatory School Cliffs a distant remainder — means Village Preparatory School Cliffs-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.
Village Preparatory School Cliffs student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Village Preparatory School Cliffs is typically wider than the Village Preparatory School Cliffs-aggregate figure suggests.
Village Preparatory School Cliffs chronic absenteeism rate is 69.3% — 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 Village Preparatory School Cliffs'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 Village Preparatory School Cliffs?
Village Preparatory School Cliffs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 660 students.
How much does Village Preparatory School Cliffs spend per student?
Village Preparatory School Cliffs spends $14,164 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #485 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Village Preparatory School Cliffs?
Village Preparatory School Cliffs students are 90.8% African American, 2.8% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Village Preparatory School Cliffs?
Village Preparatory School Cliffs has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #485 out of 806 districts in Ohio.