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ExploreCleveland County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700900

Cleveland County Schools

Shelby, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

14,504

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.5%

+10.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$27,748

+38.2%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.6:1

-3.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

23.5%

+51.6%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

18.7%

+17.6%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.6%

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