The Bostic Head Start Center

The Bostic Head Start Center, a rural-scale primary school in Grove City, Ohio, operated by South-Western City, enrolls 144 students, covering grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

South-Western City comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 21,873 students; The Bostic Head Start Center is among them.

Demographically, The Bostic Head Start Center lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 25% White, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. The Bostic Head Start Center is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

JC Sommer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. The Bostic Head Start Center's enrollment has edged down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 213 (now 144). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 25%.

On the community side, members of the The Bostic Head Start Center community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.