Cuyahoga County: non-Hispanic white students were most represented ethnicity in 2024-25 school year

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction
Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Among the many ethnicities represented in Cuyahoga County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2024-25 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 148,114 students attending Cuyahoga County schools, 40.9% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic Black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 37.7% of Cuyahoga County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Cuyahoga County, representing 41.6% of the student body.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% when compared to the previous year.

Public school enrollment in Ohio fell to 1.47 million students in fiscal year 2025, down 1%, marking the largest drop since fiscal year 2022.

According to a report from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, enrollment fell most sharply in rural and small-town districts. In contrast, joint vocational districts recorded growth, with chartered nonpublic schools recording the largest enrollment increases.

According to an analysis by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Ohio students have not fully recovered from pandemic-related learning losses. In the 2024-25 school year, about 55.3% of students were proficient in math and 60% in reading, both several points below 2018-19 levels.

Ohio ranks 23rd nationally in K-12 school expenditures, with public schools spending $16,687 per pupil for a total of $28.05 billion annually. Overall, costs exceed available funding by nearly $460 million.

Ethnicities in Cuyahoga County in 2024-25 School Year

Cuyahoga County Students’ Most Prevalent Ethinicity by School in 2024-25 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic group% of Total Student PopulationTotal enrollment
Randall Park High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black100%201
Wade ParkNon-Hispanic Black98%343
T2 Honors AcademyNon-Hispanic Black97.6%126
Global Village AcademyNon-Hispanic White97.4%234
Ginn AcademyNon-Hispanic Black97%328
Harvard Avenue Performance AcademyNon-Hispanic Black96.5%375
Harvey Rice Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black96.1%463
STEAM Academy of Warrensville HeightsNon-Hispanic Black95.9%342
Dike School of ArtsNon-Hispanic Black95.7%300
Shaw High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black95.6%384
W. H. Kirk Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black95.5%199
Patrick Henry SchoolNon-Hispanic Black95.4%237
Promise AcademyNon-Hispanic Black95.2%104
Daniel E. Morgan SchoolNon-Hispanic Black95.1%283
Nathan Hale SchoolNon-Hispanic Black95%380
East ClarkNon-Hispanic Black94.9%176
Adlai Stevenson SchoolNon-Hispanic Black94.8%287
Warrensville Heights High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black94.7%545
Mary M. BethuneNon-Hispanic Black94.7%263
Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black94.5%219
John F. Kennedy High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black94.4%606
Kenneth W. ClementNon-Hispanic Black94.4%144
Green Inspiration AcademyNon-Hispanic Black94.4%126
Andrew J. RickoffNon-Hispanic Black94.1%441
Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White94.1%388
Franklin D. RooseveltNon-Hispanic Black94%385
Oliver Hazard Perry Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black94%285
Warrensville Heights Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.9%409
The Brilliance SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.9%230
Mayfair Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.9%132
Michael R. WhiteNon-Hispanic Black93.8%370
Charles Dickens SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.8%257
John Adams College & Career AcademyNon-Hispanic Black93.6%436
Memorial SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.6%388
Lake Erie College Preparatory SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.5%279
Miles SchoolNon-Hispanic Black93.5%261
Whitney M. YoungNon-Hispanic Black93.2%263
Flex High School ClevelandNon-Hispanic Black93.1%131
George Washington CarverNon-Hispanic Black93%341
Collinwood High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.8%235
Euclid Preparatory SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.7%371
Warrensville Heights Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.6%686
Robert H. Jamison SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.5%386
Glenville High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.5%334
BoltonNon-Hispanic Black92.3%207
Caledonia Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.2%245
Mary B. Martin SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92.1%241
Alfred BeneschNon-Hispanic Black92.1%239
Invictus High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92%326
Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black92%274
Independence Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White91.6%299
Normandy Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White91.4%478
Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences AcademyNon-Hispanic Black91.2%365
Euclid Park Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black91.2%284
Ohio College Preparatory SchoolNon-Hispanic Black90.9%164
Broadway AcademyNon-Hispanic Black90.8%448
Bella Academy of ExcellenceNon-Hispanic Black90.8%152
Oxford Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black90.7%268
Bay High SchoolNon-Hispanic White90.6%671
Warner Girls Leadership AcademyNon-Hispanic Black90.4%312
Cleveland Early College HighNon-Hispanic Black90.3%259
Richmond Heights Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black90.3%134
Chagrin Falls Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White90.2%224
East AcademyNon-Hispanic Black90.2%205
Chagrin Falls High SchoolNon-Hispanic White90.1%515
Maple Heights High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black90%868
Milkovich Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black90%638
Noble Academy-ClevelandNon-Hispanic Black89.9%318
SunbeamNon-Hispanic Black89.8%452
Marion-Sterling Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black89.8%245
Intergenerational School theNon-Hispanic Black89.8%225
Miles Park SchoolNon-Hispanic Black89.7%360
University of Cleveland Preparatory SchoolNon-Hispanic Black89.7%146
Gilles-Sweet Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White89.6%626
Westerly Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White89.6%375
Bluestone Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black89.4%274
BuhrerHispanic89.3%420
Cleveland School of Architecture & DesignNon-Hispanic Black89.2%212
Kensington Intermediate Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White89%590
Olmsted Falls High SchoolNon-Hispanic White88.9%1,031
J. F. Kennedy SchoolNon-Hispanic Black88.9%467
Anton GrdinaNon-Hispanic Black88.9%314
Barack Obama SchoolNon-Hispanic Black88.7%444
SMART AcademyNon-Hispanic Black88.3%94
Bay Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White88.2%735
East Technical High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black88.2%475
Independence High SchoolNon-Hispanic White88%276
Euclid Virtual Learning AcademyNon-Hispanic Black87.8%98
Rocky River Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White87.6%574
Goldwood Primary Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White87.6%573
Olmsted Falls Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White87.4%731
Lincoln Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White87.4%269
East Preparatory AcademyNon-Hispanic Black87.4%206
Independence Primary SchoolNon-Hispanic White86.6%440
Regent High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black86.5%274
Richmond Heights High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black86.5%244
Euclid Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black86.3%873
Olmsted Falls Intermediate BuildingNon-Hispanic White86.3%505
Apex AcademyNon-Hispanic Black86.1%482
Rocky River High SchoolNon-Hispanic White86%778
Abraham Lincoln SchoolNon-Hispanic Black84.9%470
Chardon Hills Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black84.6%473
Lewis F. Mayer Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White84.4%302
Pinnacle AcademyNon-Hispanic Black84.3%741
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White84.3%351
Fairview High SchoolNon-Hispanic White84.2%411
Richmond Heights Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black84.2%373
Grant Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White84.1%321
Euclid High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black83.9%1,308
eCOMPASSNon-Hispanic Black83.8%105
Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White83.7%701
Willson SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.9%346
Adrian Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.7%266
George V. Voinovich High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.6%69
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High SchoolNon-Hispanic White82.4%1,106
North Royalton High SchoolNon-Hispanic White82.3%1,327
Mound Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.2%331
MC^2 STEM High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.2%219
Monticello Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.1%519
Memorial Junior High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82.1%468
North Royalton Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White82%1,215
Bedford High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black82%811
Euclid Schools Early Learning VillageNon-Hispanic Black82%477
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White81.6%792
Olmsted Falls Early Childhood CenterNon-Hispanic White81%327
Carylwood Intermediate SchoolNon-Hispanic Black81%253
North Royalton Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White80.9%1,509
Cleveland School of Science & MedicineNon-Hispanic Black80.7%379
Hayes Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White80.7%295
Cleveland College Preparatory SchoolNon-Hispanic Black80.7%161
Shoreview Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black80.6%428
Cuyahoga Hts High SchoolNon-Hispanic White80.6%222
Albert Bushnell HartNon-Hispanic Black80.3%259
Arbor Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black80.1%377
Kinsner Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White79.9%628
Heskett Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black79.8%589
Campus International High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black79.7%207
North Olmsted Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White79.3%803
Cuyahoga Hts Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White79.3%169
Surrarrer Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White79.2%389
Brush High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black78.9%912
Harding Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White78.7%445
North Olmsted High SchoolNon-Hispanic White78.5%1,000
Greenview Upper Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black78.5%637
Chapman Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White78.5%441
Westlake Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White77.4%1,210
Strongsville High SchoolNon-Hispanic White76.9%1,677
Westlake High SchoolNon-Hispanic White76.7%967
Dover Intermediate SchoolNon-Hispanic White76.5%473
Glendale Primary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black75.2%318
Luis Munoz Marin SchoolHispanic74.9%510
Lee Burneson Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White74.7%499
Chestnut Intermediate Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White74.7%411
Hope Academy NorthcoastNon-Hispanic Black74.6%173
Strongsville Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White74.5%1,287
Pine SchoolNon-Hispanic White74.2%511
Noble Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black74.2%403
Columbus Intermediate SchoolNon-Hispanic Black74%366
Cleveland Heights High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black73.8%1,589
Muraski Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White73.8%520
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White73.7%232
North Shore High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black73.5%412
Green Valley Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White73.5%370
Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White73.2%269
Cleveland High School for the Digital ArtsNon-Hispanic Black73.1%297
Birch Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White72.7%355
Maple Intermediate Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White72.5%349
Grindstone Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White72.4%637
Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White72.3%919
Central Primary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black72.3%404
Lakewood High SchoolNon-Hispanic White72.2%1,308
Emerson Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White72%325
Hillside Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White71.4%720
Cleveland School of the Arts High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black71.4%378
Millridge Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White71.3%603
Berea-Midpark High SchoolNon-Hispanic White71%1,424
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12Non-Hispanic Black70.9%358
Ohio Connections Academy Inc.Non-Hispanic White69.6%4,743
Rowland Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black69.4%483
Normandy High SchoolNon-Hispanic White69.1%1,569
Garfield Heights Middle SchoolMultiracial68.9%559
Boulevard Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black68.4%272
Orange High SchoolNon-Hispanic White67.6%571
Valley Forge High SchoolNon-Hispanic White67%1,341
Berea-Midpark Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White66.8%1,500
William Foster Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black65.5%423
Ballard Brady Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White65%463
Garfield Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White64.5%465
Scranton SchoolHispanic64%491
Roxboro Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black63.9%545
Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White63.6%969
Franklin School of Opportunity OnlineNon-Hispanic White63.6%22
Dentzler Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White63.2%446
Frederick Douglass High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black63.1%556
Brook Park Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White62.9%925
Gearity Professional Development SchoolNon-Hispanic Black62.9%407
Campus International SchoolNon-Hispanic Black62.4%694
Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and InnovationNon-Hispanic Black61.6%419
Fairfax Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black61.6%302
Shiloh Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White61.5%732
Dorothy E. Lewis Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White61.3%512
Thoreau Park Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White61.3%483
Big Creek Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White61.2%559
Clark SchoolHispanic61.1%637
The School of OneNon-Hispanic Black61.1%265
Tremont Montessori SchoolNon-Hispanic Black60.7%336
Whitney Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White60.6%419
Greenbriar Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White60.1%1,049
Elmwood Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black59.9%387
Davis Aerospace & Maritime High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black59.7%248
Albert Einstein Academy for Letters Arts and Sciences-OhioNon-Hispanic White59.2%282
Mayfield High SchoolNon-Hispanic White58.8%1,257
Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle SchoolHispanic58.8%34
Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts AcademyNon-Hispanic Black58.4%149
Ridge-Brook Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White58.2%349
Alternative Education AcademyNon-Hispanic White57.4%6,178
Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black56.9%276
Mayfield Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White56.7%896
John Muir Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White55.5%530
Harrison Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White55.5%263
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black55.1%390
Louisa May Alcott Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black55.1%167
Constellation Schools: Parma CommunityNon-Hispanic White55%1,215
Mayfield Center Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White54.8%467
Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and LeadershipNon-Hispanic Black54.8%281
Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolMultiracial54.6%337
Summit Academy Community School-ParmaNon-Hispanic White54.3%92
Sunview Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black53.9%343
Menlo Park AcademyNon-Hispanic White53.9%330
Rhodes College and Career AcademyNon-Hispanic Black53.8%561
Valley View Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black53.5%159
Orchard SchoolNon-Hispanic Black53.3%508
Lincoln West School of Science & HealthNon-Hispanic Black52.7%207
Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & InnovationNon-Hispanic Black52.5%404
Waverly Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black52.5%284
Lincoln West School of Global StudiesHispanic52.5%284
Canterbury Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black52.1%311
Old Brook High SchoolNon-Hispanic White51.9%478
Shaker Hts Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic Black51.6%936
Washington Park Community SchoolNon-Hispanic White50.3%169
William C. Bryant Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White50%344
Onaway Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White49.8%468
Orchard Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White49.7%733
HalleNon-Hispanic Black49.4%435
Riverside SchoolNon-Hispanic White49.3%507
Solon High SchoolNon-Hispanic White49.2%1,450
Walton SchoolHispanic49.2%244
Lomond Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black48.9%466
Fernway Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White47.4%327
Global Ambassadors Language AcademyHispanic47.3%281
Beachwood High SchoolNon-Hispanic White47.2%538
Lake Erie International High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black47.2%123
Garfield Heights High SchoolMultiracial46.9%859
Grace L. Roxbury Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White46.8%479
Boulevard Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black46.8%376
Solon Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White46.7%769
Brooklyn High SchoolNon-Hispanic White46.7%360
John Marshall School of Business and Civic LeadershipNon-Hispanic Black46.4%481
AlmiraHispanic46.3%495
Shaker Hts High SchoolNon-Hispanic Black46.2%1,369
Mercer Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White45.8%397
Gates Mills Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White45.8%120
Roxboro Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black45.7%247
Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary SchoolHispanic45.1%122
Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary SchoolHispanic44.2%199
Huber Heights Preparatory Academy dba Parma AcademyNon-Hispanic White43.6%156
Parkside Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White43.5%506
Rhodes School of Environmental StudiesNon-Hispanic Black42.6%319
Newton D. Baker SchoolNon-Hispanic Black42.5%318
West Park AcademyHispanic42.1%209
New Technology WestHispanic41.6%303
Joseph M. Gallagher SchoolNon-Hispanic Black41.1%608
Brooklyn Intermediate SchoolNon-Hispanic White40.3%667
Max S. Hayes High SchoolHispanic40.1%579
Beachwood Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White40.1%334
Marion C. Seltzer Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black39.8%369
Bard Early College ClevelandHispanic39.8%344
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White39.3%168
John Marshall School of Information TechnologyNon-Hispanic Black38.9%463
Lander Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White38.8%502
Wilbur Wright SchoolNon-Hispanic Black38.7%535
Clara E. Westropp SchoolNon-Hispanic Black38.5%413
Benjamin FranklinNon-Hispanic Black38.4%378
Orchard Park AcademyNon-Hispanic Black38.1%375
Artemus WardNon-Hispanic Black37.9%499
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle SchoolNon-Hispanic White37.9%269
Innovation Academy WestNon-Hispanic Black37.7%130
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White37.4%211
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle SchoolHispanic37.2%94
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary SchoolHispanic36.9%360
Lincoln Park AcademyNon-Hispanic Black36.9%222
Hilltop Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White36.8%304
Charles A. Mooney SchoolNon-Hispanic Black36.6%317
Louis Agassiz SchoolNon-Hispanic Black36.1%255
Facing History High School@Charles MooneyNon-Hispanic Black35.3%139
Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the ArtsHispanic35.1%168
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black34.8%115
Bryden Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic White34.7%265
William Rainey HarperNon-Hispanic White34.6%434
Douglas MacArthurNon-Hispanic Black34.3%280
Cleveland Preparatory AcademyHispanic34.2%117
Robinson G. Jones Elementary SchoolNon-Hispanic Black33.6%452
Thomas Jefferson SchoolNon-Hispanic Black33.1%726
John Marshall School of EngineeringNon-Hispanic Black33.1%471
DenisonNon-Hispanic Black32.5%265
Garfield Elementary SchoolHispanic29.9%536

Information in this article was obtained from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce. The source data can be found here.



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