Other / mixed grade configuration · Cleveland, OH

Anton Grdina

Federal NCES profile for Anton Grdina, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390437800420
0/100100/10021/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Anton Grdina earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#76 of 84
schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
21
Resource Index · Lower
16.4:1
students per teacher
311
students enrolled

Anton Grdina has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Anton Grdina ranks #76 of 84 schools in Cleveland, OH.

School address

Enrollment

311

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.4:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Anton Grdina compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Anton Grdina

Anton Grdina is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 311 students.

At 16.4:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 311 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 93% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 84.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Cleveland Municipal spends $21,661 per pupil, 48% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 23.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 65 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 311 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Cleveland's public schools, it stands alongside Ohio Connections Academy Inc (5,191 students): Anton Grdina is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.4:1 vs 37.6:1).

Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students) and John F Kennedy High School (652 students) alongside Anton Grdina.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Anton Grdina compares

Anton Grdina on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▼ 10% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 311 top 66% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 41% in Ohio - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
84.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,661
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 65 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 89.4%
Two or More 5.8%
White 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 89.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.6, Anton Grdina is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Municipal, which includes Anton Grdina.

$21,661
Per student
+48%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.0%
State 38.2%
Federal 23.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Anton Grdina Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Campus International School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
John F Kennedy High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Clark School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Max S Hayes High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Anton Grdina's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cleveland Municipal · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Cleveland

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Anton Grdina's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Anton Grdina

How many students attend Anton Grdina?

Anton Grdina has 311 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Anton Grdina?

The student-teacher ratio at Anton Grdina is 16.4:1, which is 10% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Anton Grdina?

The largest demographic group at Anton Grdina is African American at 89.4% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Anton Grdina?

Anton Grdina has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Anton Grdina rank among schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Anton Grdina ranks #76 of 84 schools in Cleveland, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Cleveland on the city page.

Is Anton Grdina a good school?

Anton Grdina earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cleveland Municipal?

Besides Anton Grdina, Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students), John F Kennedy High School (652 students), and Clark School (650 students). See the Cleveland Municipal district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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