The Bostic Head Start Center

The Bostic Head Start Center sits in Grove City, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K, and the school has 144 students. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 64% lower.

Within South-Western City, The Bostic Head Start Center is one of 33 schools. The district enrolls 21,873 students.

Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at The Bostic Head Start Center, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 25% White, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 8%. The Bostic Head Start Center's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.

The Bostic Head Start Center employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 28.8:1. This ratio sits 10.9 above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

According to the American Community Survey, in Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 402 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 195,359 students in all.

JC Sommer Elementary School is the public school closest to The Bostic Head Start Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The Bostic Head Start Center has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The Bostic Head Start Center enrolled 84 in 2020-21 and 144 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.

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