Main Preparatory Academy

Main Preparatory Academy is one of the tiny primary schools in Akron, Ohio, run under Main Preparatory Academy, with 103 students on its rolls from grades K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 75% below the state mean of about 404.

Operationally, Main Preparatory Academy answers to Main Preparatory Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Main Preparatory Academy lists that nearly all students (85%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Main Preparatory Academy has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Summit County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Main Preparatory Academy is one of 149 public schools in Summit County (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students).

Nearest neighbor: McEbright Community Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Main Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 129 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 9% to 1% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.