Apollo Career Center

Apollo Career Center is a four-year high school of average-sized scale in Lima, Ohio, run under Apollo, hosting 745 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 565.

Operationally, Apollo Career Center answers to Apollo, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Apollo Career Center reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Allen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Apollo Career Center has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Allen County shows median household earnings sit near $64,038, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Allen County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), of which Apollo Career Center is one.

The closest other public school is Shawnee Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Apollo Career Center.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.