Arts & College Preparatory Academy

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900223

Arts & College Preparatory Academy spent $10,981 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 473 students in 2024-25; 83.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Ohio: 86.2%).

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Arts & College Preparatory Academy in enrollment (476 to 489 students) and Arts & College Preparatory Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Arts & College Preparatory Academy, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Lockland $19,933; Stambaugh Charter Academy $16,779; Bradford Exempted Village $16,747; Apex Academy $16,002; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Dayton Leadership Academies $13,541; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Lockland$19,933Stambaugh Charter Academy$16,779Bradford Exempted Village$16,747Apex Academy$16,002Northeast Ohio College Prepara…$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Dayton Leadership Academies$13,541Arts & College Preparatory Aca…$10,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Arts & College Preparatory Academy, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Lockland $19,933; Stambaugh Charter Academy $16,779; Bradford Exempted Village $16,747; Apex Academy $16,002; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Dayton Leadership Academies $13,541; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Lockland$19,933Stambaugh Charter Academy$16,779Bradford Exempted Village$16,747Apex Academy$16,002Northeast Ohio College Preparatory …$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Dayton Leadership Academies$13,541Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Arts & College Preparatory Academy, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Lockland $19,933; Stambaugh Charter Academy $16,779; Bradford Exempted Village $16,747; Apex Academy $16,002; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Dayton Leadership Academies $13,541; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Lockland$19,933Stambaugh Charter Academy$16,779Bradford Exempted Village$16,747Apex Academy$16,002Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Dayton Leadership Academies$13,541Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Arts & College Preparatory Academy, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Lockland $19,933; Stambaugh Charter Academy $16,779; Bradford Exempted Village $16,747; Apex Academy $16,002; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Dayton Leadership Academies $13,541; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Lockland$19,933Stambaugh Charter Academy$16,779Bradford Exempted Village$16,747Apex Academy$16,002Northeast Ohio College Preparatory Scho…$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Dayton Leadership Academies$13,541Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$5,394,000 in revenue: 83.3% state, 2.7% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $116,000 of capital outlay was $5,461,000, or $11,306 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Arts & College Preparatory Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,491,000; Local $143,000; Federal $760,000; total $5,394,000.
  • State$4,491,000 83%
  • Local$143,000 3%
  • Federal$760,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

483 students in 2022-23, 461 students in 2023-24, 473 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Arts & College Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 483, 2023-24: 461, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234832023-244612024-25473
Arts & College Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 483, 2023-24: 461, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234832023-244612024-25473
Arts & College Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 483, 2023-24: 461, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234832023-244612024-25473
Arts & College Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 483, 2023-24: 461, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234832023-244612024-25473

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23483not reportednot reported
2023-2446128.016.5
2024-2547329.016.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Arts & College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 24-33% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts60-69%59%96
Math24-33%54%99

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 86 students in Arts & College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class86132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 473 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Arts & College Preparatory Academy47316.347.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Arts & College Preparatory Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Arts & College Preparatory Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentArts & College Preparatory Academy ranks 487 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,981).#487 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioArts & College Preparatory Academy is the number 667 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 483 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#667 of 999
  3. Apex AcademyThe next larger Ohio district: 484 students in fall 2022, $16,002 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,002
  4. Stambaugh Charter AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 479 students in fall 2022, $16,779 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,779
  5. Compare Arts & College Preparatory Academy with Apex AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Arts & College Preparatory Academy, its largest high school473 students in 2024-25, 16.3 per teacher.473
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Arts & College Preparatory Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Arts & College Preparatory Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 473 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Arts & College Preparatory Academy spend per student?
    $10,981 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Arts & College Preparatory Academy's money come from?
    $5,394,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 83.3% state, 2.7% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Arts & College Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Arts & College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 24-33% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Arts & College Preparatory Academy?
    90-94% of the 86 students in Arts & College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Arts & College Preparatory Academy's NCES district ID?
    3900223. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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