Bolton

Bolton is a combined-grade school of minimally staffed scale in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Cleveland Municipal, works with 200 students in grades pre-K through 9. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 712 students each, so Bolton sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Cleveland Municipal, which oversees 93 schools and 33,065 students, Bolton is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bolton reports that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Bolton shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.8:1, putting Bolton tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cuyahoga County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Bolton is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cleveland School of Architecture & Design, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Bolton operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bolton has declined 35%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Bolton typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.