East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy

East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy is a K-5 school of intimate scale in Canton, Ohio, overseen by East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy, educateing 187 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy records that Black students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 18% White, 16% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Stark County shows median household income runs about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy is one.

Canton Harbor High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy has ticked up 48%, going from 126 students in 2018 to 187 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

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