East Cleveland
Cuyahoga County's 2024-25 Chronic Absence Rates Spanned 50.2 Points
> Correction: This article was updated September 11, 2026, to correct its district rates, range, comparison, and supporting evidence.
11 Ohio Districts Have Lost Students Every Year Since 2015
East Cleveland City School District enrolled 2,491 students in 2014-15. Eleven years later, it enrolls 1,157. There has not been a single year in between when enrollment rose. Not one.
Ohio Lost 19,611 Students in 2025, the Biggest Non-COVID Drop
In 2024-25, 96 Ohio districts sat at their lowest enrollment on record. One year later, the number is 391.
Cleveland's Collapse: 29 Schools Closing as Enrollment Hits Bottom
Cleveland Municipal enrolled 32,369 students in 2025-26, the lowest figure in the district's modern records. That number is 6,474 fewer than in 2014-15, a 16.7% decline. By the district's own accounti...