Noble Academy-Columbus

Noble Academy-Columbus, a modestly sized K-5 school in Columbus, Ohio, operated by Noble Academy-Columbus, instructs 294 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Noble Academy-Columbus sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Noble Academy-Columbus answers to Noble Academy-Columbus, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Noble Academy-Columbus reports that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, Noble Academy-Columbus logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Franklin County put 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%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Noble Academy-Columbus is one campus in the mix.

Centennial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Noble Academy-Columbus.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Noble Academy-Columbus has contracted 17%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 15% across the same window.

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