Springfield Junior/Senior High School

Springfield Junior/Senior High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in Akron, Ohio, run under Springfield Local. Current enrollment sits at 807 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 565.

Springfield Local runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 5,814 students. Springfield Junior/Senior High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Springfield Junior/Senior High School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 6% Asian, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Springfield Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Summit County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Springfield Junior/Senior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.3%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Summit County reports that median household income runs about $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Springfield Junior/Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Hill Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springfield Junior/Senior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Springfield Junior/Senior High School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 999 students in 2018 compared to 807 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 82% across the same window.

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