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Most CMSD students attend school outside of the ZIP code where they live (Map)

Avatar photoPaul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Cid Standifer and Paul Rochford August 22, 2023August 25, 2023

About two-thirds of CMSD students attended a school in a different ZIP code from where they lived, according to district data that reflected enrollment for a single day in November of 2022.

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Cleveland parents embrace school choice but transportation remains a barrier (Podcast)

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