📍 6285 W 54th St, Parma, Cuyahoga County, 44129
Parma High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Parma, Cuyahoga County. The school has 1,233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parma City school district. It serves grades 8–12. The school employs 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parma High School enrolls 1,233 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 840 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 1,233 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 qualify for free lunch and 158 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-9, state senate district 23, state house district 15.
Parma High School is one of 16 schools in Parma City, based in Parma, Ohio. The district serves 9,001 students district-wide and employs 515 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,233 students, Parma High School is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large