The system is funded in large part by property tax millage levies approved by residents based upon home valuation.
Shaker Heights is considered a progressive school system in its approach to education and social balance.
The success of that initial attempt by residents led to voluntary busing between schools in the system in order to achieve better racial balance.
It was the first public school district in Cuyahoga County to adopt the International Baccalaureate Diploma program.
The high school began offering IB courses in 2010,[3] and the first class of International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates graduated in 2012.