Cleveland Innovation

182 Students

Other K - 12th

School Overview

Cleveland Innovation is a public school and part of the Cleveland County Schools school district, located in Shelby, NC with 182 students offering grade levels from KG to 12.

With 15 teachers, Cleveland Innovation has a student/teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

182

Total Students

15.1

Full-Time Teachers

12.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

58.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cleveland Innovation
Demographic	Student Count
White	128
Hispanic	7
Black	30
Asian	1
Two or More	15
American Indian	1

White
128 (70.3 %)
Black
30 (16.5 %)
Two or More
15 (8.2 %)
Hispanic
7 (3.8 %)
Asian
1 (0.5 %)
American Indian
1 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Exclusively virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Cleveland County Schools
Phone:	(704)476-8000
Grade Range:	K - 12th
Total Students:	182
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	15.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	106
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 7

Grade 1 4

Grade 2 9

Grade 3 5

Grade 4 7

Grade 5 9

Grade 6 18

Grade 7 15

Grade 8 17

Grade 9 19

Grade 10 28