North Columbus Preparatory Academy

North Columbus Preparatory Academy is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Columbus, Ohio, overseen by North Columbus Preparatory Academy, with 131 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, North Columbus Preparatory Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, North Columbus Preparatory Academy has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 32.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting North Columbus Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), North Columbus Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. North Columbus Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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