At $13,280 per pupil, Central High School ranks #711 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
118
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,280
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central High School operates 1 public schools serving 118 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $13,280 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.1% local, 79.4% state, and 16.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 93:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% African American, 19.4% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Central High School, enrolling 93 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Central High School accounts for 78.8% of all Central High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central High School a distant remainder — means Central High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Central High School student-counselor ratio is 93:1 — 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.
Central High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 118 students.
How much does Central High School spend per student?
Central High School spends $13,280 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Central High School?
Central High School students are 64.5% African American, 19.4% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.