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Global Impact STEM Academy
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Global Impact STEM Academy
Global Impact STEM Academy operates as a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Springfield, Ohio, operated by Global Impact STEM Academy. Current enrollment sits at 697 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.
Operationally, Global Impact STEM Academy answers to Global Impact STEM Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On the student-mix side, Global Impact STEM Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Global Impact STEM Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 74.0%; actual is 57.6%, a gap of -16.4 points.
Around the school, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,132 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Global Impact STEM Academy is one of 44 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 20,515 students).
The closest other public school is Springfield Sports Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an urban site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Global Impact STEM Academy has rose 12%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 697 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 82% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.
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