Total enrollment
27,606
-2,741 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
76 schools in Akron
Ohio · Public K-12
Akron's public-school directory totals 76 schools, with student enrollment near 28,429 (45 elementary, 13 middle, and 17 high).
7-year change in Akron
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
71
-2 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
34%
was 45%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
42%
was 39%
% Asian
8%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Akron
Akron is a sizable Ohio city in terms of public-school footprint, with 76 schools and 28,429 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 45 elementary, 13 middle, 17 high, and 1 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 374, meaningfully below the state mean of about 469.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 27,606 students, fell 9% from the 30,347 reported in SY 2017-18. Akron now counts 71 public schools, down from 73 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 45% to 34% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Akron discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.