Cleveland High School
Public high school in Cleveland, Texas · Cleveland ISD · Grades 9–12
Cleveland High School serves 3,627 students in grades 9–12 in Cleveland (Liberty County). It is one of 11 schools in Cleveland ISD. By enrollment it is the 30th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 207.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cleveland ISD |
| County | Liberty County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481437000925 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cleveland ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,627 | 12,513 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 15.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 92.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cleveland High School in context
Size
Cleveland High School is the largest of Cleveland ISD's 2 high schools; its 3,627 students are 29% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 580; Cleveland High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 1,002 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 653, against an average of 907 per grade. This year grade 12 has 34% fewer students than grade 9 (653 against 995). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.2% here and 86.9% across Cleveland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.8% across Cleveland ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 207.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,627 students, Cleveland High School has 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,627 students would have about 259.1 teachers, so Cleveland High School has 51.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Cleveland High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Frederick a Douglass Learning Academy, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.2% |
| White | 7.2% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 995 |
| Grade 10 | 1,002 |
| Grade 11 | 977 |
| Grade 12 | 653 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1600 E Houston St, Cleveland, TX 77327
Phone: (281)592-8752
Website: chs.clevelandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cleveland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick a Douglass Learning Academy | Cleveland ISD | 0.7 mi | 129 | 22.3 | 93.8% |
| Tarkington High School | Tarkington ISD | 6.5 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 49.1% |
| Iltexas Liberty High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 9.2 mi | 421 | 14.8 | 96% |
| Splendora High School | Splendora ISD | 9.9 mi | 1,647 | 15.8 | 35.6% |
| Shepherd High School | Shepherd ISD | 10.8 mi | 616 | 13.5 | 74.4% |
| Caney Creek High School | Conroe ISD | 15.7 mi | 2,783 | 16.3 | 77.4% |
| New Caney High School | New Caney ISD | 16.9 mi | 2,226 | 16.2 | 74.2% |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | 17.0 mi | 492 | 12.1 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cleveland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,446 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,023 |
| Disciplinary Alternative Education Program | Other | 3–12 | 126 |
| Eastside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 867 |
| Frederick a Douglass Learning Academy | High | 9–12 | 129 |
| Northside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,073 |
| Pine Burr Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,017 |
| Santa Fe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,072 |
| Santa Fe Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,117 |
| Southside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,016 |