Shaw High School

Shaw High School is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in East Cleveland, Ohio, run under East Cleveland City School District, with 420 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

Shaw High School is one of 6 schools operated by East Cleveland City School District, a district that educates 1,177 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shaw High School logs that nearly all students (96%) are Black. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Shaw High School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Cuyahoga County shows 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), Shaw High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Prospect Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 48%: 813 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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