Northeast
Enrollment by School Type for Northeast Region residents
- When combining students across sectors, K-8 enrollment declined 8.4% from 2013 to 2017, with charter schools declining by 4% and the District declining by 12%.
- Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline 8.6% by 2022-23, the largest decline of any region.
- Only 51% of K-8 students residing in the Northeast region attend District schools over other options. This is the lowest rate of any region.
- Of the students that do attend District schools, 81% attend a school within the region, the highest rate of any region.
East
Enrollment by School Type for East Region residents
- While overall enrollment declined from 2013 to 2017, District schools experienced a 7% enrollment increase, due to large charter enrollment declines.
- Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline 120 students, or 2.4%, by 2022-23 with the decline split between charter and District schools.
- 60% of K-8 students residing in the East region attend District schools over other options.
- 50% of students residing in the East region choose to attend a District or charter school outside the region. This is the highest rate of any region.
Southeast
Enrollment by School Type for Southeast Region residents
- District K-8 enrollment declined 8.6% from 2013 to 2017, while charter schools gained 120 students.
- Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline 240 students, or 3%, by 2022-23 with the decline split between charter and District schools.
- Only 52% of K-8 students residing in the Southeast region attend District schools over other options. This is among the lowest rates of any region.
- Of students attending District schools, 77% stay in the region which is among the highest rates of any region.
Near West
Enrollment by School Type for Near West Region residents
- Near West K-8 enrollment declined by 7.9% from 2013 to 2017, with the decline split between District and charter schools.
- Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline another 450 students, or 7.9%, by 2022-23 with the decline split between charter and District schools.
- 62% of K-8 students residing in the Near West region attend District schools over other options. This is highest rate of any region.
- Despite the relative higher performance of schools in the region, 30% of students are leaving the region to either a District or charter school.
West
Enrollment by School Type for West Region residents
- West K-8 population grew by 130 students, or 2%, from 2013 to 2017. District schools experienced all of this gain, while charters slightly declined.
- The combined West K-8 enrollment is forecast to stay flat through 2022-23 with no significant shifts between charter and District share.
- 56% of K-8 students residing in the West Region are choosing District schools. Of these, only 55% choose to stay within West region, the lowest rate of any region.
- 39% of students residing in the West region choose to attend a District or charter school outside the region, the second highest rate of any region behind the East region.
Southwest
Enrollment by School Type for Southwest Region residents
- Southwest K-8 population grew by 40 students, or 1%, from 2013 to 2017. Both charter and District schools experienced slight increases.
- The combined Southwest K-8 enrollment is forecast to grow by an additional 170 students, or 3.4%, by 2022-23, with the growth split between charter and District schools.
- Despite having the highest-performing District schools, only 39% of students residing in the region attend a District school in the region, one of the lower rates.
- The Southwest region has the highest rate of attendance at private schools (20%) and among the lowest rate of students choosing out of region District or charter options (24%).
NOTE: PreK enrollment excluded from analysis; Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding
SOURCE: 2017-18 geo-coded K-8 student-level data provided by CMSD for CMSD, charters and private EdChoice & Cleveland Choice scholarships