A+ Children's Academy

A+ Children's Academy, a very small elementary campus in Columbus, Ohio, part of A+ Children's Academy, works with 107 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 74% leaner than typical.

Operationally, A+ Children's Academy answers to A+ Children's Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, A+ Children's Academy lists that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, A+ Children's Academy has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting A+ Children's Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), A+ Children's Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. A+ Children's Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 119 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 33% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

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