Columbus Preparatory Academy

Columbus Preparatory Academy operates as a reasonably sized unified-grade school in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus Preparatory Academy. Current enrollment sits at 797 students spanning grades K through 12.

Columbus Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Columbus Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Columbus Preparatory Academy logs that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Columbus Preparatory Academy shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 25.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $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 Preparatory Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Great Western Academy, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. Columbus Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Columbus Preparatory Academy's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 744 (now 797). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 12% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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