Other / mixed grade configuration · Cleveland, OH

Harvey Rice Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Harvey Rice Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390437800474
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harvey Rice Elementary School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#23 of 84
schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
small classes for Ohio
427
students enrolled

Harvey Rice Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Harvey Rice Elementary School ranks #23 of 84 schools in Cleveland, OH.

School address

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

+36 students YoY

Harvey Rice Elementary School grew from 438 students in 2022-23 to 474 in 2023-24 (+8.2%).

Teacher FTE lost 28.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+36 students YoY 390437800474 · Cleveland, OH Other · SMALL · TRAD

427 enr · 15.3:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Campus International School (690 students)

Harvey Rice Elementary School grew from 438 students in 2022-23 to 474 in 2023-24 (+8.2%). Teacher FTE lost 28.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

Harvey Rice Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Harvey Rice Elementary School reports 427 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 Harvey Rice Elementary School compares

Harvey Rice Elementary School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.3:1 ▼ 16% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 427 top 43% - -

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

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
427
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 30% in Ohio - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
74.9%
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
$24,161
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 54 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 96.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Two or More 1.4%
White 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 96.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.8, Harvey Rice Elementary School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Cleveland Municipal reports $24,161 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Harvey Rice Elementary School 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 Similar 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 Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harvey Rice Elementary School'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.

Nationwide other 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 Harvey Rice Elementary School

How many students attend Harvey Rice Elementary School?

Harvey Rice Elementary School has 427 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cleveland, OH. CCD year-over-year: 438 (2022-23) → 474 (2023-24), up 36.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvey Rice Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harvey Rice Elementary School is 15.3:1, which is 16% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 3% 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 Harvey Rice Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Harvey Rice Elementary School is African American at 96.0% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harvey Rice Elementary School?

Harvey Rice Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Harvey Rice Elementary School rank among schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Harvey Rice Elementary School ranks #23 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.

What other schools are in Cleveland Municipal?

Besides Harvey Rice Elementary School, 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 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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