Shaker Hts High School

Shaker Hts High School, a substantial high school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, one of the schools within Shaker Heights City, instructs 1,418 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 151% bigger than typical.

Within Shaker Heights City, which oversees 7 schools and 4,650 students, Shaker Hts High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Shaker Hts High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 37% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Shaker Hts High School has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cuyahoga County (around 27%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Shaker Hts High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.4%, the actual is 63.4%, a residual of -10.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cuyahoga County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cuyahoga County runs 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), of which Shaker Hts High School is one.

The closest other public school is Onaway Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shaker Hts High School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 71.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Shaker Hts High School's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,664 (now 1,418).

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