An equity score of 27/100 ranks Arts & College Preparatory Academy #697 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,981 per pupil, Arts & College Preparatory Academy ranks #924 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Arts & College Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 483 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,981 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 99 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.6% local, 80.7% state, and 17.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #697 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 157.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.2% White, 35.3% African American, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Arts & College Preparatory Academy accounts for 97.9% of all Arts & College Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arts & College Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Arts & College Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Arts & College Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 158:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Arts & College Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 55.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Arts & College Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Arts & College Preparatory Academy?
Arts & College Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 483 students.
How much does Arts & College Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Arts & College Preparatory Academy spends $10,981 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #697 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Arts & College Preparatory Academy?
Arts & College Preparatory Academy students are 45.2% White, 35.3% African American, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arts & College Preparatory Academy?
Arts & College Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #697 out of 821 districts in Ohio.