Public schools in Powell, OH

Powell has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,391 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Olentangy Local School District runs 8 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Powell's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in PowellDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Olentangy Local School District823,281$13,848
Worthington Schools210,810$15,189
Dublin City Schools116,525$16,843

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Powell, 1,847 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Olentangy Liberty High School1,84721.37.2%Olentangy Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Powell, 1,840 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Olentangy Liberty Middle School1,00521.95.3%Olentangy Local
Hyatts Middle School83517.38.5%Olentangy Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in Powell, 4,383 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Powell, 321 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sutter Park Preschool32116.1not reportedWorthington Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Powell's public schools compare with Ohio's

The median Powell school has 19.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Ohio median of 17.0. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 721 students (state 395).

Powell against Ohio, schools open in 2024-25 with students
PowellOhio
Median students per teacher19.617.0
Median school size (students)721395
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%49%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%41%
Charter schools0%9.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Powell schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Powell

  1. Olentangy Local School DistrictRuns 8 of Powell's 11 public schools and spent $13,848 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,848
  2. Olentangy Liberty High School, the largest high school in Powell1,847 students in 2024-25, 21.3 per teacher.1,847
  3. Compare Olentangy Local School District with Worthington SchoolsPowell's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Powell addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Ohio

  1. Columbus221 schools
  2. Cincinnati169 schools
  3. Cleveland152 schools
  4. Toledo94 schools
  5. Dayton84 schools
  6. Akron72 schools
  7. Canton38 schools
  8. Youngstown38 schools

Questions about schools in Powell

  1. How many public schools are in Powell, OH?
    11 public schools with an address in Powell were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,391 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Powell?
    Olentangy Liberty High School, with 1,847 students in 2024-25 (Olentangy Local School District).
  3. Which districts run Powell's schools?
    Olentangy Local School District (8 schools), Worthington Schools (2 schools), Dublin City Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25