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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
At $15,175 per pupil, Columbus Performance Academy ranks #289 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbus Performance Academy operates 1 public schools serving 176 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $15,175 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is , 72.3% state, and 27.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 93.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.6% African American, 3.5% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Columbus Performance Academy, enrolling 144 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Columbus Performance Academy accounts for 81.8% of all Columbus Performance Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Columbus Performance Academy a distant remainder — means Columbus Performance Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Columbus Performance Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 93.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Columbus Performance Academy?
Columbus Performance Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 176 students.
How much does Columbus Performance Academy spend per student?
Columbus Performance Academy spends $15,175 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Columbus Performance Academy?
Columbus Performance Academy students are 82.6% African American, 3.5% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.