Jennings Community Learning Center

Set in Akron, Ohio, Jennings Community Learning Center is a big junior high, operated by Akron City. It hosts 846 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% above the state mean of about 482.

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

On demographics, Jennings Community Learning Center lists that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Jennings Community Learning Center has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Summit County shows median household earnings sit near $71,622, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jennings Community Learning Center is one of 149 public schools in Summit County (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students).

Nearest neighbor: North High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jennings Community Learning Center.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jennings Community Learning Center's enrollment has ticked up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 687 (now 846). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 7% to 20%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.