Flex High School

Flex High School is one of the tight-knit secondary schools in Columbus, Ohio, run under Flex High School, with 370 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Flex High School answers to Flex High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Flex High School logs that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 35% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 46.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Flex High School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Franklin County) logs that median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Flex High School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Nearest neighbor: LINC Academy Columbus, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Flex High School.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Flex High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Flex High School's enrollment has ticked up 142% since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 370). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 7% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 30.6:1 in 2018 to 46.3:1 today.

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