Summit Academy Community School - Parma

Set in Parma, Ohio, Summit Academy Community School - Parma is an one-room-style multi-level school, overseen by Summit Academy Community School - Parma. It instructs 87 students across grades 1 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 712 students per school, that is 88% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Summit Academy Community School - Parma reports that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Summit Academy Community School - Parma has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.8:1, putting Summit Academy Community School - Parma tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cuyahoga County runs 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), of which Summit Academy Community School - Parma is one.

The closest other public school is Greenbriar Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Summit Academy Community School - Parma has contracted 56%, going from 198 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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