Denison

Set in Cleveland, Ohio, Denison is an one-room-style all-grades campus, overseen by Cleveland Municipal. It works with 255 students across grades pre-K through 9. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 712 students.

Denison is one of 93 schools operated by Cleveland Municipal, a district that caters to 33,065 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Denison reports that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Denison has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.8:1, putting Denison tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Denison is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Denison.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Denison has contracted 22%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 37% to 23%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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