Columbus Arts & Technology Academy

Columbus Arts & Technology Academy operates as a low-enrollment unified-grade school in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus Arts & Technology Academy. Current enrollment sits at 539 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 712 students each, so Columbus Arts & Technology Academy sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Columbus Arts & Technology Academy answers to Columbus Arts & Technology Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Columbus Arts & Technology Academy logs that Black students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Columbus Arts & Technology Academy logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 25.8:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Columbus Arts & Technology Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Eastland Preparatory Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. Columbus Arts & Technology Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Columbus Arts & Technology Academy's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 539). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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