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

Old Brook High School

Federal NCES profile for Old Brook High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390141105590Charter school
0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Old Brook High School earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#19 of 21
high schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
28.9:1
large classes for Ohio
462
students enrolled

Old Brook High School has class sizes larger than 95% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Old Brook High School ranks #19 of 21 high schools in Cleveland, OH.

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Enrollment

462

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

28.9:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Old Brook High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:128.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Old Brook High School

Old Brook High School is a mid-sized charter high school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 462 students.

Class loads run heavy: 28.9:1 is larger than about 95% of Ohio schools and 59% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

With 462 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (51%) and Hispanic or Latino (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 64/100).

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

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 83.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Old Brook High School spends $22,010 per pupil, 50% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Cleveland's high schools, it stands alongside Frederick Douglass High School (557 students): Old Brook High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (28.9:1 vs 42.8:1).

Old Brook High School is a single-school charter district, so Old Brook High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Old Brook High School compares

Old Brook 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 28.9:1 ▲ 59% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 462 top 38% - -

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

28.9:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
462
Bigger than 57% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
28.9:1
students per teacher - 59% above state mean
Top 95% in Ohio - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
83.1%
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
$22,010
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.

Student demographics

White 51.3%
Hispanic or Latino 27.7%
African American 14.5%
Two or More 5.0%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 51.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.6, Old Brook High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Old Brook High School, which includes Old Brook High School.

$22,010
Per student
+50%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+33%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.3%
State 79.2%
Federal 18.5%

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.

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

Verify locally before acting on Old Brook High 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 Old Brook High School

How many students attend Old Brook High School?

Old Brook High School has 462 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Brook High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Old Brook High School is 28.9:1, which is 59% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 84% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Old Brook High School?

The largest demographic group at Old Brook High School is White at 51.3% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Old Brook High School?

Old Brook High School has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Old Brook High School rank among high schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Old Brook High School ranks #19 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 Old Brook High School a good school?

Old Brook High School earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% 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 Old Brook High School?

None; Old Brook High School is a single-school charter district, and Old Brook High School is its only campus.

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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