KIPP Columbus

KIPP Columbus is a combined-grade school of sprawling scale in Columbus, Ohio, part of KIPP Columbus, educateing 1,945 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 173% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 712 students.

KIPP Columbus is a school of KIPP Columbus, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KIPP Columbus lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (83%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 178 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 25.8:1 average.

In the broader community, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. KIPP Columbus is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Mifflin Alternative Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 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. As a public charter, KIPP Columbus runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP Columbus has grew 63%, going from 1,194 students in 2018 to 1,945 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 89% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 36.2:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.