Garfield Community Learning Center

Garfield Community Learning Center is a well-populated senior high in Akron, Ohio, one of the schools within Akron City. The school educates 912 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Across the 47 schools in Akron City (20,570 students total), Garfield Community Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Garfield Community Learning Center shows that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Garfield Community Learning Center lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Summit County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,622, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Garfield Community Learning Center is one.

Firestone Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garfield Community Learning Center.

Garfield Community Learning Center operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Garfield Community Learning Center's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,014 (now 912). White enrollment moved from 27% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Garfield Community Learning Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.