Betty Jane Community Learning Center

Set in Akron, Ohio, Betty Jane Community Learning Center is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, part of Akron City. It serves 347 students across grades K through 5.

Akron City runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 20,570 students. Betty Jane Community Learning Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Betty Jane Community Learning Center lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Betty Jane Community Learning Center has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Summit County) logs that median household income runs about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Betty Jane Community Learning Center is one of 149 public schools in Summit County (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students).

Nearest neighbor: Windemere Community Learning Center, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Betty Jane Community Learning Center has shrank 23%, going from 453 students in 2018 to 347 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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