Total enrollment
4,008
-676 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Shaker Heights City
Ohio · 4,650 students · 1 city
8 public K-12 schools, 4,650 students, one district. That is the Shaker Heights City entry on the numbers, with a mix of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Shaker Heights City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
-2 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Shaker Heights City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #182 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,650 | #67 of 584 | #2,070 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #90 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #262 of 579 | #6,823 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.9% | #254 of 387 | #5,776 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Shaker Heights City
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Onaway Elementary School at 75.2% proficient to Mercer Elementary School at 60.8%, a gap of 14.5 points. That is the 52nd widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,892 to 4,008 students (up 3%) and from 260 to 240 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Hts High School | Shaker Heights | High | 09-12 | 1,418 |
| Shaker Hts Middle School | Shaker Heights | Middle | 06-08 | 939 |
| Woodbury Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Middle | 05-06 | 642 |
| Lomond Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 467 |
| Onaway Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 462 |
| Mercer Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 396 |
| Fernway Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 326 |
| Boulevard Elementary School | Shaker Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | · |
About Shaker Heights City
Shaker Heights City is a small Ohio school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 4,650.
On the school-mix side, Shaker Heights City covers 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Shaker Heights City runs about 581 students per school, 24% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 469.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 14%: 4,684 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,008 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Shaker Heights City shed 2 schools, going from 8 to 6.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Shaker Heights City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.