Cleveland High School vs JB Pennington High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cleveland High School JB Pennington High School
Location Cleveland, AL Blountsville, AL
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 389 507
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.1:1 19.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 46.5% 55.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cleveland High School JB Pennington High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,462 $11,462
District Blount County School District Blount County School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cleveland High School JB Pennington High School
White 76.6% 73.4%
African American 0.8% 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 20.8% 24.7%
Asian 0.5% 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.3% 0.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cleveland High School JB Pennington High School
AP Courses Offered 1 1
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 350:1 341:1
Chronic Absenteeism 4.1% 12.9%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 51 49
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.