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Cleveland City Schools, Tennessee

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Cleveland City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,845 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Cleveland City Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Bradley County). During the 2024 school year, 5,845 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Cleveland City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Matthew Coleman
Rene Diamond
Carolyn Ingram
Andy Lay
Peggy Pesterfield
Jodi Riggins
Nate Tucker

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,187,000 $2,476 20%
Local: $22,919,000 $4,000 33%
State: $32,890,000 $5,740 47%
Total: $69,996,000 $12,216
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $67,639,000 $11,804
Total Current Expenditures: $61,976,000 $10,816
Instructional Expenditures: $38,689,000 $6,752 57%
Student and Staff Support: $7,782,000 $1,358 12%
Administration: $5,747,000 $1,002 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,758,000 $1,702 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,557,000 $620
Construction: $1,515,000 $264
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $40,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $2,066,000 $360


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 35-39 10 14 21-39 32
2018-2019 32 50-54 18 24 <50 39
2017-2018 30 45-49 17 20 21-39 37
2016-2017 29 45-49 14 21 <50 35
2015-2016 15 <50 6-9 10-14 PS 15-19
2014-2015 53 70-74 37 46 <50 58
2013-2014 49 70-74 37 41 <50 53
2012-2013 54 75-79 36 54 <50 57
2011-2012 46 70-79 31 41 <50 49
2010-2011 40 65-69 23 30-34 PS 44

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 28 35-39 17 20 21-39 35
2018-2019 34 35-39 22 23 21-39 42
2017-2018 33 45-49 18 19 <50 41
2016-2017 33 40-44 18 21 <50 40
2015-2016 39 >=50 25-29 30-39 <50 40-44
2014-2015 49 60-64 33 37 <50 55
2013-2014 49 60-64 33 39 <50 54
2012-2013 54 65-69 36 47 >=50 59
2011-2012 50 50-59 32 40-44 <50 54
2010-2011 50 60-69 31 45-49 PS 54

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=80 80-89 85-89 PS 90-94
2018-2019 90 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS 85-89
2017-2018 94 >=50 >=90 90-94 PS 90-94
2016-2017 89 >=80 85-89 80-89 90-94
2015-2016 90 >=50 >=90 80-89 PS 90-94
2014-2015 86 >=50 >=90 80-89 PS 85-89
2013-2014 84 >=50 80-89 70-79 PS 80-84
2012-2013 86 >=50 80-89 80-89 PS 85-89
2011-2012 82 >=50 80-89 70-79 PS 80-84
2010-2011 81 >=50 70-79 >=80 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,845 1.3
2022-2023 5,768 0.7
2021-2022 5,730 0.2
2020-2021 5,719 -1.7
2019-2020 5,814 0.9
2018-2019 5,762 -0.5
2017-2018 5,792 0.8
2016-2017 5,748 1.9
2015-2016 5,638 1.1
2014-2015 5,574 2.4
2013-2014 5,440 0.3
2012-2013 5,422 1.0
2011-2012 5,370 2.4
2010-2011 5,239 4.4
2009-2010 5,007 0.4
2008-2009 4,987 3.7
2007-2008 4,804 0.7
2006-2007 4,769 5.3
2005-2006 4,518 0.0
2004-2005 4,518 2.8
2003-2004 4,393 1.4
2002-2003 4,332 -0.3
2001-2002 4,345 -2.9
2000-2001 4,473 2.0
1999-2000 4,384 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cleveland City Schools (%) Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 2.1
Black 10.5 20.5
Hispanic 31.0 14.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8 0.1
Two or More Races 8.1 4.7
White 47.6 57.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cleveland City Schools had 409.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.50
Kindergarten: 25.00
Elementary: 261.38
Secondary: 110.50
Total: 409.38

Cleveland City Schools employed 16.75 district administrators and 27.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.75
District Administrative Support: 17.00
School Administrators: 27.25
School Administrative Support: 28.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 143.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.63
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 38.50
Other Support Services: 26.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Cleveland City Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arnold Memorial Elementary312PK-5
Blythe-Bower Elementary668PK-5
Candy'S Creek Cherokee Elementary School473PK-5
Cleveland High1,7999-12
Cleveland Middle1,3026-8
D.P. Yates Primary298PK-2
E.L. Ross Elementary2543-5
G.R. Stuart Elementary291PK-5
Mayfield Elementary448PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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