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District profile / Texas
Cleveland ISD
12,513
Students
2024-25 school year
11
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,194
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
15.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Cleveland ISD is a public school district based in Cleveland, Texas, serving 12,513 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #99 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 1,138 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Glenn Barnes. It spends about $11,194 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Cleveland compares
ClevelandTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$119.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 63%Local 28%
| Measure | Cleveland | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,194 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,895 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $174.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $119.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 806 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,891 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 358 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Glenn Barnes
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson ISDBurleson | 12,759 | 18 | $9,449 | 15.3 | #96 |
| Wichita Falls ISDWichita Falls | 12,644 | 24 | $10,805 | 15.1 | #97 |
| Dickinson ISDDickinson | 12,554 | 19 | $10,923 | 14.6 | #98 |
| Cleveland ISDCleveland · this district | 12,513 | 11 | $11,194 | 15.5 | #99 |
| Roscoe Collegiate ISDRoscoe | 12,256 | 4 | $20,571 | 240.3 | #100 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks Public SchoolsJenks, OK | 12,527 | $9,510 | 16.7 |
| Central Dauphin School DistrictHarrisburg, PA | 12,517 | $13,889 | 13.9 |
| New BedfordNew Bedford, MA | 12,505 | $18,357 | 11.8 |
| Hamilton Township Public School DistrictHamilton, NJ | 12,476 | $19,076 | 12.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-cleveland-isd