Akron Alternative Academy

Akron Alternative Academy is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in Akron, Ohio, overseen by Akron City, with 154 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 565.

Akron Alternative Academy is one of 47 schools operated by Akron City, a district that works with 20,570 students overall.

Demographically, Akron Alternative Academy shows that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 23% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Summit County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,622 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Akron Alternative Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: APS Online, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Akron Alternative Academy operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Akron Alternative Academy has shrank 36%, going from 239 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.