Crouse Community Learning Center

Crouse Community Learning Center is a moderately sized elementary campus in Akron, Ohio, run under Akron City. The school enrolls 429 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 47 schools in Akron City (20,570 students total), Crouse Community Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Crouse Community Learning Center lists that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Summit County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,622 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Crouse Community Learning Center is one of 149 public schools in Summit County (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students).

The closest other public school is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 90% to 75% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.