Akron Public Schools | |
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Location | |
10 North Main Street
, Ohio, 44308United States | |
District information | |
Established | 1847 |
Superintendent | C. Michael Robinson Jr.[1] |
Asst. superintendent(s) | Ellen McWilliams-Woods[2] |
School board | 7 members[4] |
Chair of the board | Derrick Hall[4] |
Schools | 47 (2021–22)[3] |
Budget | $559.6 million (2017-2018 School Year)[3] |
Affiliation(s) | The Ohio 8[5] |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 21,343 (2017–18)[3] |
Teachers | 1,615 (2017–18)[3] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Akron Public Schools is a school district serving students in Akron, Ohio, United States, and nearby communities. It is located in the northeastern part of Ohio, less than 40 mi (64 km) south of Cleveland and 20 mi (32 km) north of Canton. The district encompasses 54.4 sq mi (141 km2) and includes, as of the 2017–2018 school year, 8 high schools, 8 middle schools, 33 elementary schools, and 3 administration buildings. Approximately 20,000 students are enrolled. The district employs 2800 full-time and 1700 part-time employees. The district's annual budget exceeds $559 million.[3]
Akron Public Schools is undergoing reconstruction of its buildings. Through a partnership with the city of Akron and the Ohio School Facilities Commission, schools in the district have been rebuilt or remodeled to become community learning centers, or "CLCs". These are schools by day and community centers by night and weekends.
Twenty-nine CLCs are complete and another four are in the design or construction stage. The city of Akron is responsible for scheduling the use of these buildings after school hours.[6]
[7] The schools will merge and be housed at the Kenmore location for the 2017–2018 school year as "Kenmore-Garfield" while the new building is constructed on the Garfield site.[8][9] The new building is expected to open in 2022 and will be called the "Garfield Community Learning Center".[10]
(Specialty School for At-Risk students.)