King Community Learning Center

As a mid-sized primary school in Akron, Ohio, King Community Learning Center works with 378 students from grades K through 5, run under Akron City.

Akron City comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 20,570 students; King Community Learning Center is among them.

On demographics, King Community Learning Center lists that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 39% White, 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, On paper, King Community Learning Center has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household income runs about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which King Community Learning Center is one.

Portage Path Community Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. King Community Learning Center's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 378). Over the same period, the White share declined from 46% to 39%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.