Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton

Located at 1620 Market Ave S, in Canton, Ohio, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton is an one-room-style K-5 school that caters to 138 students (grades K through 8), part of Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton is the operating authority for Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 25% multiracial, 19% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Stark County put the typical household earns roughly $67,934 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton is one.

The closest other public school is Beacon Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton has decreased 3%, going from 143 students in 2018 to 138 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 71% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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