Akron Preparatory School

Akron Preparatory School is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in Akron, Ohio, operated by Akron Preparatory School, with 359 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Operationally, Akron Preparatory School answers to Akron Preparatory School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Akron Preparatory School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%); the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% White. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Summit County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Akron Preparatory School is one.

Henry L Robinson Community Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Akron Preparatory School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Akron Preparatory School's enrollment has grew 109% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 359). Over the same period, the White share fell from 8% to 2%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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