Akron Alternative Academy

Akron · OH · Akron City · Public


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 2% in 2019 (Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Akron Alternative Academy compares for families

What families should know about Akron Alternative Academy.

  • ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Akron Career Tech High School, Portage Lakes Career Center, Mogadore High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 4% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
2
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
1.3
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
2%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
104
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
30.8%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Ohio State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.4%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
9
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 141 in 2021 to 126 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-10.6%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 154 students:

2025
156
2027
161
2029
166

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Akron Career Tech High School
Akron
Public · charter 0.2 93 —
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown
Public 8.2 130 -27.4%
Mogadore High School
Mogadore
Public 6.9 201 -5.2%
Cascade Career Prep High School
Akron
Public · charter 4.5 102 +14.6%
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLC
Akron
Public 2.1 319 -2.4%
Steel Academy
Akron
Public · charter 4.4 82 -2.4%
AkroTech High School
Akron
Public · charter 2.2 67 —
Rittman High School
Rittman
Public 15.1 212 -9.0%

At a glance

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Akron Alternative Academy is a public high school in Akron, OH, enrolling 154 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 11% from 2021 to 2024.

2 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 4% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 2% in the latest EDFacts release.

6% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Akron Alternative Academy's graduation rate? Akron Alternative Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 2% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Akron Alternative Academy? Akron Alternative Academy is a public high school in Akron, OH, enrolling 154 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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