High school (grades 9-12) · Cleveland, OH

Mc^2 Stem High School

Federal NCES profile for Mc^2 Stem High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390437805476
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
79
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mc^2 Stem High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Ohio schools.

#4 of 21
high schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
11.9:1
small classes for Ohio
215
students enrolled

Mc^2 Stem High School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mc^2 Stem High School ranks #4 of 21 high schools in Cleveland, OH.

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Enrollment

215

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-35% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mc^2 Stem High 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 Mc^2 Stem High School

Mc^2 Stem High School is a mid-sized high school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 215 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.9:1, Mc^2 Stem High School is leaner than roughly 90% of Ohio schools and 35% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 215 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is predominantly African American (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 108 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 77.7% 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.

Discipline events run high: 46 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 215 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Cleveland's high schools, it stands alongside Frederick Douglass High School (557 students): Mc^2 Stem High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.9:1 vs 42.8:1).

Cleveland Municipal also operates Campus International School (690 students) and John F Kennedy High School (652 students) alongside Mc^2 Stem High 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 Mc^2 Stem High School compares

Mc^2 Stem High 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 11.9:1 ▼ 35% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 215 top 82% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
215
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 10% in Ohio - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
77.7%
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 108 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 46 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.4 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 83.7%
White 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Two or More 1.4%

Largest group: African American at 83.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.8, Mc^2 Stem High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Municipal, which includes Mc^2 Stem High 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 Mc^2 Stem High School 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 Mc^2 Stem High 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 high schools in Cleveland

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

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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 Mc^2 Stem High School

How many students attend Mc^2 Stem High School?

Mc^2 Stem High School has 215 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mc^2 Stem High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mc^2 Stem High School is 11.9:1, which is 35% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 24% 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 Mc^2 Stem High School?

The largest demographic group at Mc^2 Stem High School is African American at 83.7% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mc^2 Stem High School?

Mc^2 Stem High School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mc^2 Stem High School rank among high schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Mc^2 Stem High School ranks #4 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 Mc^2 Stem High School a good school?

Mc^2 Stem High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% 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 Mc^2 Stem High 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.

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

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