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C

Akron City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Akron, and parts of Fairlawn.

Akron’s School Grade C better than 30% of Ohio school districts

Students
19,873
Schools
44
Spent per student
$22,438
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$40M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Akron City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Spends 35% more per student than the OH average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $40M, about $2,013 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Akron. Grade by grade →

PK–525 elementary schoolsThis district
6–89 middle schoolsThis district
9–129 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 52.2% · 10,761 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 59.5% · 11,268 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 86.2% · 1,437 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,438 per student · 35% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 43%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
19,586’20
19,820’21
19,743’22
19,233’23
19,873’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 47%White 25%Two or more races 11%Asian 9%Hispanic 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

44 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
473 students14:1
Seiberling Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
463 students15:1
Barber Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
431 students13:1
Crouse Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
D−
429 students14:1
Mason Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
395 students13:1
Case Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
371 students13:1
Sam Salem Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C
357 students14:1
David Hill Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
D
349 students13:1
Ritzman Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
B
320 students13:1
Portage Path Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
289 students12:1
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
D
288 students11:1
Rimer Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C
277 students11:1
Windemere Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C
266 students16:1
ELP Essex
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Akron
84 students
Reach Center Summit Lake
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Akron
29 students
Findley Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
D
555 students14:1
Hatton Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C
431 students16:1
Forest Hill Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C−
405 students14:1
Leggett Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
D
383 students13:1
King Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
B−
378 students14:1
Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
B−
355 students12:1
McEbright Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C−
353 students14:1
Schumacher Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
D
348 students13:1
Betty Jane Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C+
347 students15:1
Glover Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C−
344 students14:1
Voris Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C
334 students14:1
Pfeiffer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Akron
C−
194 students12:1
I Promise School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Akron
D−
478 students10:1
APS Online
Other · Grades 3–12 · Akron
192 students
Miller-South Visual Performing Arts
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Akron
B
403 students14:1
National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Akron
B−
391 students15:1
Buchtel Community Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Akron
D−
994 students13:1
East Community Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Akron
D
923 students12:1
Jennings Community Learning Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Akron
D
846 students14:1
Hyre Community Learning Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Akron
C−
679 students14:1
Innes Community Learning Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Akron
D
673 students13:1
Litchfield Community Learning Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Akron
C−
469 students11:1
Firestone Community Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
C
1,033 students14:1
Garfield Community Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
D
912 students13:1
North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
D−
900 students14:1
Ellet Community Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
C
860 students13:1
Akron Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
A
399 students26:1
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLC
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
C
319 students14:1
Akron Alternative Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Akron
C−
154 students19:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.