Eastland Preparatory Academy

Set in Columbus, Ohio, Eastland Preparatory Academy is a modestly sized elementary-level community, operated by Eastland Preparatory Academy. It teaches 230 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

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

Demographically, Eastland Preparatory Academy records that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Eastland Preparatory Academy 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%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Eastland Preparatory Academy is one.

Columbus Arts & Technology Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Eastland Preparatory Academy operates from a high-density location. Eastland Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastland Preparatory Academy has rose 46%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 96% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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