Enrollment
101
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 390056205054 Charter school
Promise Academy — Cleveland, OH
Federal NCES profile for Promise Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 10/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Promise Academy earns an F Resource Investment Index (10/100), with class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools.
- F
- Resource Index · 10/100
- 27.8:1
- large classes for Ohio
- 101
- students enrolled
School address
District: Promise Academy · Ohio
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
27.8:1
vs 18.3:1 Ohio avg
+52% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Promise Academy compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Promise Academy reports 101 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 27.8:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 52% above the Ohio state mean of 18.3:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 77% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 87.1% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Promise Academy spends $15,910 per pupil district-wide, above the Ohio average of $14,655 and below the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 2.8% from local sources (property taxes), 59.8% from the state, and 37.4% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Promise Academy compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Ohio state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 27.8:1 | ▲ 52% | 18.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 101 | top 7% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
28 smaller classes than 2% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
101 larger than 10% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Staffing depth
27.8:1
students per teacher
— 52% above state mean
Top 96% in Ohio — lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
87.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,910
per pupil, district-wide
— above Ohio avg of $14,655
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 101 Top 7% in Ohio — larger than 93% of 3,586 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 4.0
Students per teacher 27.8:1 +52% vs state
Free-lunch eligible —
NCES ID 390056205054
Student demographics
African American 95.0%
Two or More 3.0%
White 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.0%
Largest group: African American at 95.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 87.1%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 13
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Promise Academy, which includes Promise Academy.
$15,910
Per student
+9%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.8%
State 59.8%
Federal 37.4%
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.
Frederick Douglass High School
Standard public school
557 students 20.3:1 students per teacher
John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
Standard public school
485 students 15.9:1 students per teacher
Old Brook High School
Standard public school
462 students 19.3:1 students per teacher
Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
Standard public school
384 students 20.5:1 students per teacher
Cleveland School of the Arts High School
Standard public school
380 students 14.4:1 students per teacher
Invictus High School
Standard public school
333 students 22.9:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
- Compare Promise Academy side-by-side with another school you're considering on the same NCES measures. Compare schools
- Read the district context — spending per pupil, staffing, and equity ranking are district-level decisions that shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment windows, programs, and boundaries with the school directly — federal data lags the current school year. Choosing guide
Figures are the school's reported federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) — coverage varies by entity type, and PlainSchools does not rate or rank schools.
Frequently asked questions about Promise Academy
How many students attend Promise Academy?
Promise Academy has 101 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cleveland, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Promise Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Promise Academy is 27.8:1, which is 52% higher than the Ohio average of 18.3:1 and 77% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Promise Academy?
The largest demographic group at Promise Academy is African American at 95.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Cleveland, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Promise Academy?
Promise Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Promise Academy a good school?
Promise Academy earns an F Resource Investment Index (10/100), with class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.