A+ Arts Academy

A+ Arts Academy is an intimate K-5 school in Columbus, Ohio, run under A+ Arts Academy. The school enrolls 247 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so A+ Arts Academy sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

A+ Arts Academy is a school of A+ Arts Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, A+ Arts Academy lists that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting A+ Arts Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which A+ Arts Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. A+ Arts Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. A+ Arts Academy's enrollment has declined 63% since 2018, when it stood at 667 (now 247). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 96% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 39.2:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.