Firestone Community Learning Center

Firestone Community Learning Center operates as a substantial secondary school in Akron, Ohio, one of the schools within Akron City. Current enrollment sits at 1,033 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Firestone Community Learning Center sits 83% bigger than that benchmark.

Akron City comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 20,570 students; Firestone Community Learning Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Firestone Community Learning Center records that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 29% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, Summit County reports that median household income runs about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Summit County's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), Firestone Community Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Litchfield Community Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Firestone Community Learning Center's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,282 (now 1,033). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 40% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Firestone Community Learning Center typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.