YB Columbus Community School

YB Columbus Community School is a senior high of tight-knit scale in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools within YB Columbus Community School, instructing 264 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

YB Columbus Community School is the operating authority for YB Columbus Community School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, YB Columbus Community School shows that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, YB Columbus Community School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which YB Columbus Community School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Westwood Preparatory Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YB Columbus Community School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. YB Columbus Community School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 238%: 78 students in 2018 compared to 264 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 29.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.