Enrollment
40
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Cleveland, OH
Design Lab @ Health Careers
Federal NCES profile for Design Lab @ Health Careers, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390437805466
👥 S:T ratio 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Design Lab @ Health Careers earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.
- #7 of 21
- high schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 40:1
- large classes for Ohio
- 40
- students enrolled
Design Lab @ Health Careers has class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Design Lab @ Health Careers ranks #7 of 21 high schools in Cleveland, OH.
School address
District: Cleveland Municipal · Ohio
NCES ID 390437805466 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
40:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
+120% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Design Lab @ Health Careers compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Design Lab @ Health Careers
Design Lab @ Health Careers is a small high school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 40 students.
Class loads run heavy: 40:1 is larger than about 98% of Ohio schools and 120% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Ohio schools, with 40 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 40 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
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: 8 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 40 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Among Cleveland's high schools, it stands alongside Frederick Douglass High School (557 students): Design Lab @ Health Careers is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (40:1 vs 42.8:1).
Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students) and John F Kennedy High School (652 students) alongside Design Lab @ Health Careers.
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 Design Lab @ Health Careers compares
Design Lab @ Health Careers on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 40:1 | ▲ 120% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 40 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
40:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
40
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
40:1
students per teacher
- 120% above state mean
Top 98% in Ohio - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 40 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.0 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.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Municipal, which includes Design Lab @ Health Careers.
$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 Design Lab @ Health Careers Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campus International School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| John F Kennedy High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Clark School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Max S Hayes High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Design Lab @ Health Careers's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 690
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 652
- Students per teacher
- 14.5:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 650
- Students per teacher
- 19.7:1
- Resource Index
- 30/100
- Enrollment
- 628
- Students per teacher
- 19:1
- Resource Index
- 14/100
- Enrollment
- 593
- Students per teacher
- 14.8:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
Similar high schools in Cleveland
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Frederick Douglass High School
Standard public school
557 students 42.8:1 students per teacher
John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
Standard public school
485 students 18:1 students per teacher
Old Brook High School
Standard public school
462 students 28.9:1 students per teacher
Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
Standard public school
384 students 20.2:1 students per teacher
Cleveland School of the Arts High School
Standard public school
380 students 14.1:1 students per teacher
Invictus High School
Standard public school
333 students 25.6:1 students per teacher
Similar high 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.
Similar enrollment (~40 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Design Lab @ Health Careers
How many students attend Design Lab @ Health Careers?
Design Lab @ Health Careers has 40 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cleveland, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Design Lab @ Health Careers?
The student-teacher ratio at Design Lab @ Health Careers is 40:1, which is 120% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 155% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Design Lab @ Health Careers?
Design Lab @ Health Careers has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Design Lab @ Health Careers rank among high schools in Cleveland?
By Resource Investment Index, Design Lab @ Health Careers ranks #7 of 21 high 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 high schools in Cleveland on the city page.
Is Design Lab @ Health Careers a good school?
Design Lab @ Health Careers earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio. 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 Design Lab @ Health Careers, 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.
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