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Cleveland, MS
Public School Ratings




Cleveland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cleveland School Dist School District details

Cleveland School Dist School District
305 Merritt Drive
Cleveland, MS 38732

2,818 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cleveland School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.5% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
31%
42%
29%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alternative School
601 Third Street
Cleveland, MS, 38732
05-12
Bell Elementary School
1016 Taylor Street
Boyle, MS, 38730
PK-06
Cleveland Central High School
300 W. Sunflower St
Cleveland, MS, 38732
09-12
Cleveland Central Middle School
601 Lucy Seabery Dr
Cleveland, MS, 38732
07-08
Cleveland Voc Tech Complex School
601 Third Street
Cleveland, MS, 38732
08-12
D.m. Smith Elementary School
715 Martin Luther King Dr
Cleveland, MS, 38732
03-06
Hayes Cooper Center For Math Sc Tec School
500 Martin L. King
Merigold, MS, 38759
PK-06
Nailor Elementary School
600 Cross Street
Cleveland, MS, 38732
KG-02
Parks Elementary School
1301 Terrace Road
Cleveland, MS, 38732
KG-06
Pearman Elementary School
306 Merritt Drive
Cleveland, MS, 38732
01-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.5% 44.6%
Black 75.7% 48.4%
Hispanic 3.1% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,243 $17,592,000 50.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $673 $1,896,000 5.5%
Staff $743 $2,093,000 6.0%
General Administration $438 $1,233,000 3.6%
School Administration $719 $2,026,000 5.8%
Operation $1,005 $2,831,000 8.2%
Transportation $363 $1,022,000 2.9%
Other $322 $908,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,262 $12,009,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,815 $5,114,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $12,319 $34,715,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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