<P> Cleveland EMS is operated by the city as its own department; however, a merger between the fire and EMS departments is in progress . Cleveland EMS units are now based out of most of the city's fire stations as of 2013 . City officials are currently negotiating with Cleveland Fire and EMS to form a new union contract that will merge the two systems entirely . No set projection for a full merger has been established . Neither the Fire nor EMS unions have been able to come to an agreement with city officials on fair terms of merger as of yet . </P> <P> The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is the largest K--12 district in the state of Ohio, with 127 schools and an enrollment of 55,567 students during the 2006--2007 academic year . It is the only district in Ohio that is under direct control of the mayor, who appoints a school board . </P> <P> Approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km) of Cleveland, adjacent the Shaker Square neighborhood, is part of the Shaker Heights City School District . The area, which has been a part of the Shaker school district since the 1920s, permits these Cleveland residents to pay the same school taxes as the Shaker residents, as well as vote in the Shaker school board elections . </P> <Ul> <Li> Benedictine High School </Li> <Li> Birchwood School </Li> <Li> Cleveland Central Catholic High School </Li> <Li> Eleanor Gerson School </Li> <Li> Montessori High School at University Circle </Li> <Li> St. Ignatius High School </Li> <Li> St. Joseph Academy </Li> <Li> Villa Angela - St. Joseph High School </Li> <Li> Urban Community School </Li> <Li> Saint Martin de Porres </Li> <Li> The Bridge Avenue School </Li> </Ul>

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