LINC Academy Columbus

Set in Columbus, Ohio, LINC Academy Columbus is a minimally staffed elementary school, one of the schools within LINC Academy Columbus. It works with 25 students across grades K through 2. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so LINC Academy Columbus sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

LINC Academy Columbus is the operating authority for LINC Academy Columbus, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, LINC Academy Columbus reports that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, LINC Academy Columbus lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Franklin County's rate of about 41%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that median household income runs about $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 LINC Academy Columbus is one.

Flex High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINC Academy Columbus.

The school occupies a city-core site. LINC Academy Columbus operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LINC Academy Columbus community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.