Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Texas on DonorsChoose

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Cleveland High School is a town public school in Cleveland, Texas that is part of Cleveland Independent School District. It serves 2,000 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.8:1. Its teachers have had 94 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

2,000 Students

84 Teachers

1600 E Houston St

Cleveland, TX 77327 View local requests

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Cleveland High School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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