Great River Connections Academy

Great River Connections Academy is a high-enrollment all-grades campus in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools within Great River Connections Academy. The school serves 1,608 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 712 students per school, that is 126% above typical.

Great River Connections Academy is a school of Great River Connections Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Great River Connections Academy reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Great River Connections Academy shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 41.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 25.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Great River Connections Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ecole Kenwood French Immersion, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Great River Connections Academy.

Great River Connections Academy operates from a downtown location. Great River Connections Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.