Other / mixed grade configuration · Cleveland, OH

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney

Federal NCES profile for Facing History High School@Charles Mooney, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390437805603
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#1 of 84
schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
69
Resource Index · Higher
8.9:1
small classes for Ohio
134
students enrolled

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney has class sizes smaller than 96% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Facing History High School@Charles Mooney ranks #1 of 84 schools in Cleveland, OH.

School address

Enrollment

134

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.9:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-51% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Facing History High School@Charles Mooney compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is a small combined-grade school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 134 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is leaner than roughly 96% of Ohio schools and 51% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 134 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (36%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 134 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: 32 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 134 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Cleveland's public schools, it stands alongside Ohio Connections Academy Inc (5,191 students): Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.9:1 vs 37.6:1).

Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students) and John F Kennedy High School (652 students) alongside Facing History High School@Charles Mooney.

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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney compares

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.9:1 ▼ 51% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 134 top 90% - -

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

8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
134
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher - 51% below state mean
Top 4% in Ohio - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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 134 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 32 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.9 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 35.8%
Hispanic or Latino 29.9%
White 28.4%
Two or More 5.2%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: African American at 35.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.9, Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Municipal, which includes Facing History High School@Charles Mooney.

$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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Campus International School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
John F Kennedy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher 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 Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Facing History High School@Charles Mooney'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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney'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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney

How many students attend Facing History High School@Charles Mooney?

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney has 134 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Facing History High School@Charles Mooney?

The student-teacher ratio at Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is 8.9:1, which is 51% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 43% lower 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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney?

The largest demographic group at Facing History High School@Charles Mooney is African American at 35.8% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Facing History High School@Charles Mooney?

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Facing History High School@Charles Mooney rank among schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Facing History High School@Charles Mooney ranks #1 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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney a good school?

Facing History High School@Charles Mooney earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools. 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 Facing History High School@Charles Mooney, 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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