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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Columbus Arts & Technology Academy #642 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,687 per pupil, Columbus Arts & Technology Academy ranks #801 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy operates 1 public schools serving 509 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 $11,687 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.9% local, 67.6% state, and 31.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #642 of 806 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.
a 539:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 71.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.6% African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Columbus Arts & Technology Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Columbus Arts & Technology Academy a distant remainder — means Columbus Arts & Technology Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy student-counselor ratio is 539:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 71.1% — 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 Columbus Arts & Technology 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 Columbus Arts & Technology Academy?
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 509 students.
How much does Columbus Arts & Technology Academy spend per student?
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy spends $11,687 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #642 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Columbus Arts & Technology Academy?
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy students are 79.6% African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbus Arts & Technology Academy?
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #642 out of 806 districts in Ohio.