Other / mixed grade configuration · Cleveland, OH

Mary B Martin School

Federal NCES profile for Mary B Martin School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390437800507
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mary B Martin School earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 75% of Ohio schools.

#61 of 84
schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
14.6:1
small classes for Ohio
219
students enrolled

Mary B Martin School has class sizes smaller than 75% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mary B Martin School ranks #61 of 84 schools in Cleveland, OH.

School address

Enrollment

219

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.6:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mary B Martin School 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 Mary B Martin School

Mary B Martin School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 219 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 219 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 72.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

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.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Cleveland's public schools, it stands alongside Ohio Connections Academy Inc (5,191 students): Mary B Martin School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (14.6:1 vs 37.6:1).

Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students) and John F Kennedy High School (652 students) alongside Mary B Martin School.

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 Mary B Martin School compares

Mary B Martin School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.6:1 ▼ 20% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 219 top 81% - -

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

14.6:1
Leaner classes than 51% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
219
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.6:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 25% in Ohio - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
72.1%
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
$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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 40 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

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 92.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
White 2.3%
Two or More 1.8%

Largest group: African American at 92.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.8, Mary B Martin School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Municipal, which includes Mary B Martin School.

$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 Mary B Martin 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 Mary B Martin 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.

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 Mary B Martin School'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 Mary B Martin School

How many students attend Mary B Martin School?

Mary B Martin School has 219 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary B Martin School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mary B Martin School is 14.6:1, which is 20% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 7% 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 Mary B Martin School?

The largest demographic group at Mary B Martin School is African American at 92.2% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mary B Martin School?

Mary B Martin School has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mary B Martin School rank among schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Mary B Martin School ranks #61 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 Mary B Martin School a good school?

Mary B Martin School earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 75% of 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 Mary B Martin 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 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

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

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