Metro Early College High School

Set in Columbus, Ohio, Metro Early College High School is a sprawling four-year high school, overseen by Metro Early College High School. It enrolls 869 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.

Metro Early College High School is a school of Metro Early College High School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Metro Early College High School shows that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Metro Early College High School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Metro Early College High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Metro Early College High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 64.8%.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Metro Early College High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barrington Road Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Metro Early College High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 88.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 924 students in 2018 compared to 869 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 42% to 33%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Metro Early College High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.