Como Elementary School

Como Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools within Columbus City Schools District, with 225 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Como Elementary School is one of 115 schools operated by Columbus City Schools District, a district that caters to 46,249 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Como Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Como Elementary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Como Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Como Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Indianola Informal K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 38%: 362 students in 2018 compared to 225 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 38% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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