Dominion Middle School

Dominion Middle School is a big middle-grades school in Columbus, Ohio, part of Columbus City Schools District. The school teaches 745 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 55% bigger than typical.

Columbus City Schools District runs 115 schools in total, collectively educating 46,249 students. Dominion Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dominion Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Dominion Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Dominion Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Indianola Informal K-8 School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dominion Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dominion Middle School's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 618 (now 745). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.