High school (grades 9-12) · Cleveland Heights, OH

Cleveland Heights High School

Federal NCES profile for Cleveland Heights High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390437900571
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cleveland Heights High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also one of the largest schools in Ohio.

#9 of 11
public schools in Cleveland Heights · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
15.9:1
students per teacher
1,717
students enrolled

Cleveland Heights High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland Heights High School ranks #9 of 11 public schools in Cleveland Heights, OH.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-28 students YoY

Cleveland Heights High School held near 1,636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-28 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 108.3 → 107.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-28 students YoY 390437900571 · Cleveland Heights, OH High · MID · TRAD

1,717 enr · 15.9:1 · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Roxboro Middle School (550 students)

Cleveland Heights High School held near 1,636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-28 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 108.3 → 107.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

Cleveland Heights High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cleveland Heights High School reports 1,717 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cleveland Heights High School compares

Cleveland Heights High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.9:1 ▼ 13% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,717 top 1% - -

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

15.9:1
Leaner classes than 39% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,717
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.9:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 36% in Ohio - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$24,221
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.7 FTE
Per 368 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
251
in-school suspensions + 299 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 32.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 36 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 74.6%
White 14.8%
Two or More 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 74.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.7, Cleveland Heights High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 14

District finance for Cleveland Heights-University Heights City reports $24,221 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cleveland Heights High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Roxboro Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Monticello Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Noble Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gearity Professional Development School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Canterbury Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cleveland Heights High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Cleveland Heights High School

How many students attend Cleveland Heights High School?

Cleveland Heights High School has 1,717 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cleveland Heights, OH. CCD year-over-year: 1,664 (2022-23) → 1,636 (2023-24), nearly flat (-28).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland Heights High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cleveland Heights High School is 15.9:1, which is 13% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 1% 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 Cleveland Heights High School?

The largest demographic group at Cleveland Heights High School is African American at 74.6% of enrollment, in Cleveland Heights, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cleveland Heights High School?

Cleveland Heights High School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cleveland Heights High School rank among public schools in Cleveland Heights?

By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland Heights High School ranks #9 of 11 public schools in Cleveland Heights, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Cleveland Heights on the city page.

What other schools are in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City?

Besides Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City also operates Roxboro Middle School (550 students), Monticello Middle School (541 students), and Noble Elementary School (408 students). See the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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