Cleveland School District, Mississippi

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Cleveland School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,818 (2022-2023)
Schools: 10 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Cleveland School District is a school district in Mississippi (Bolivar County). During the 2023 school year, 2,818 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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School board

The Cleveland School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
George Evans
Paulette Howze
Beverly Janoush	2025
Richard Boggs		2029
Lucille Holmes		2025

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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$8,686,000	$2,927	23%
Local:	$12,731,000	$4,289	33%
State:	$16,950,000	$5,711	44%
Total:	$38,367,000	$12,927

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$34,715,000	$11,696
Total Current Expenditures:	$31,440,000	$10,592
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,592,000	$5,927	51%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,989,000	$1,344	11%
Administration:	$4,167,000	$1,403	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$5,516,000	$1,858	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,113,000	$1,048
Construction:	$405,000	$136
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$7,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$155,000	$52

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	20	60-79	14	30-39	PS	25-29	30-34
2018-2019	29	>=80	23	30-39	PS	40-49	43
2017-2018	26	60-79	21	30-39	PS	PS	41
2016-2017	18	60-79	12	20-29		PS	32
2015-2016	17	60-79	12	11-19	PS		26
2014-2015	16	70-79	9	11-19	PS		29
2013-2014	58	>=80	50	60-69	PS		73
2012-2013	58	>=80	49	70-79	PS		76
2011-2012	54	>=80	47	60-69	PS		70
2010-2011	54	>=50	45	60-69	PS		73

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	24	40-59	18	20-29	PS	25-29	40-44
2018-2019	28	40-59	22	20-29	PS	30-39	50
2017-2018	31	60-79	24	30-39	PS	PS	52
2016-2017	28	60-79	19	30-34		PS	48
2015-2016	25	60-79	17	30-39	PS		42
2014-2015	27	60-79	18	30-39	PS		44
2013-2014	51	60-79	44	60-69	PS		64
2012-2013	50	>=80	44	50-59	PS		65
2011-2012	49	60-79	39	50-59	PS		68
2010-2011	48	>=50	38	50-59	PS		66

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	80-84	PS	80-84	>=50		PS	70-79
2018-2019	81	PS	80-84	>=50		PS	85-89
2017-2018	86	PS	85-89	PS	PS		90-94
2016-2017	82	PS	75-79	PS			90-94
2015-2016	80	>=50	75-79	>=50			80-84
2014-2015	82		80-84	>=50			85-89
2013-2014	73	PS	70-74	PS		PS	70-74
2012-2013	75		70-74				70-79
2011-2012	75		70-74				70-79
2010-2011	72		65-69				75-79

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	2,818	-2.1
2021-2022	2,877	-3.2
2020-2021	2,968	-12.9
2019-2020	3,352	-1.4
2018-2019	3,399	0.0
2017-2018	3,400	-4.9
2016-2017	3,565	-2.4
2015-2016	3,652	-2.4
2014-2015	3,741	-2.1
2013-2014	3,821	2.5
2012-2013	3,726	2.9
2011-2012	3,617	1.8
2010-2011	3,552	0.4
2009-2010	3,539	0.5
2008-2009	3,523	-0.1
2007-2008	3,526	-2.0
2006-2007	3,596	-1.7
2005-2006	3,657	1.3
2004-2005	3,608	-1.6
2003-2004	3,666	-1.1
2002-2003	3,707	-3.0
2001-2002	3,818	-3.1
2000-2001	3,937	-2.2
1999-2000	4,025	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Cleveland School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7	1.1
Black	72.1	47.0
Hispanic	3.0	4.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	4.7	4.3
White	19.5	42.6

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Cleveland School District had 215.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.08.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	5.43
Kindergarten:	8.93
Elementary:	99.70
Secondary:	81.81
Total:	215.46

Cleveland School District employed 7.25 district administrators and 15.88 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	7.25
District Administrative Support:	12.87
School Administrators:	15.88
School Administrative Support:	12.77

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	56.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.78
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.12
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.12
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	25.57
Other Support Services:	80.00

Schools

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

The Cleveland School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alternative School	0	5-12
Bell Elementary School	336	PK-6
Cleveland Central High School	817	9-12
Cleveland Central Middle School	433	7-8
Cleveland Voc Tech Complex	0	8-12
D.M. Smith Elementary	289	3-6
Hayes Cooper Center For Math Sc Tec	281	PK-6
Nailor Elementary School	237	KG-2
Parks Elementary School	213	KG-6
Pearman Elementary School	212	1-6

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