Kids Care Elementary

Set in Columbus, Ohio, Kids Care Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school, overseen by Kids Care Elementary. It educates 167 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Kids Care Elementary sits 59% below that benchmark.

Kids Care Elementary sits inside Kids Care Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Kids Care Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kids Care Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Kids Care Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Innis Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kids Care Elementary.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Kids Care Elementary's enrollment has rose 215% since 2018, when it stood at 53 (now 167). Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.