Buchtel Community Learning Center

Set in Akron, Ohio, Buchtel Community Learning Center is a sprawling four-year high school, one of the schools within Akron City. It caters to 994 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 76% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

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

On demographics, Buchtel Community Learning Center shows that nearly all students (85%) are Black. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Buchtel Community Learning Center has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Buchtel Community Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Summit County) records that median household income runs about $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Buchtel Community Learning Center is one.

Schumacher Community Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Buchtel Community Learning Center.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 17%: 850 students in 2018 compared to 994 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 93% to 85%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.