CLEVELAND, Tenn. – For the first time, enrollment in Cleveland City Schools has passed 5,000 students.
“I didn’t think I would see that during my watch,” said Schools Director Rick Denning, who plans to retire next summer.
As of Sept. 8, enrollment was up by 141 students from 2009, to 5,010.
Denning cautioned the Cleveland Board of Education on Thursday to stay ahead of the steady growth in student population.
“I hope we can build fast enough,” he said.