Early College Academy

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900638

Early College Academy spent $9,915 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 96% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 114 students in 2024-25; 70.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-24% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Early College Academy in enrollment (125 to 134 students) and Early College Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Early College Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Foxfire Intermediate School $15,646; Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle $14,648; Kids Care Elementary $11,217; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; College Corner Local $10,403; Early College Academy $9,915; Quaker Preparatory Academy $6,962; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657East Branch Preparatory Academ…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High …$16,577Foxfire Intermediate School$15,646Constellation Schools: Puritas…$14,648Kids Care Elementary$11,217Flex High School Cleveland$11,038College Corner Local$10,403Early College Academy$9,915Quaker Preparatory Academy$6,962State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Early College Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Foxfire Intermediate School $15,646; Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle $14,648; Kids Care Elementary $11,217; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; College Corner Local $10,403; Early College Academy $9,915; Quaker Preparatory Academy $6,962; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaW…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Foxfire Intermediate School$15,646Constellation Schools: Puritas Comm…$14,648Kids Care Elementary$11,217Flex High School Cleveland$11,038College Corner Local$10,403Early College Academy$9,915Quaker Preparatory Academy$6,962State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Early College Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Foxfire Intermediate School $15,646; Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle $14,648; Kids Care Elementary $11,217; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; College Corner Local $10,403; Early College Academy $9,915; Quaker Preparatory Academy $6,962; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Pr…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Foxfire Intermediate School$15,646Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Mi…$14,648Kids Care Elementary$11,217Flex High School Cleveland$11,038College Corner Local$10,403Early College Academy$9,915Quaker Preparatory Academy$6,962State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Early College Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Foxfire Intermediate School $15,646; Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle $14,648; Kids Care Elementary $11,217; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; College Corner Local $10,403; Early College Academy $9,915; Quaker Preparatory Academy $6,962; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWrigh…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Foxfire Intermediate School$15,646Constellation Schools: Puritas Communit…$14,648Kids Care Elementary$11,217Flex High School Cleveland$11,038College Corner Local$10,403Early College Academy$9,915Quaker Preparatory Academy$6,962State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$1,575,000 in revenue: 70.1% state, 4.3% local and 25.6% federal. Total spending including $271,000 of capital outlay was $1,586,000, or $12,295 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Early College Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,104,000; Local $68,000; Federal $403,000; total $1,575,000.
  • State$1,104,000 70%
  • Local$68,000 4%
  • Federal$403,000 26%

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

129 students in 2022-23, 123 students in 2023-24, 114 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Early College Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231292023-241232024-25114
Early College Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231292023-241232024-25114
Early College Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231292023-241232024-25114
Early College Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231292023-241232024-25114

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231294.528.7
2023-241236.518.9
2024-251147.515.2

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

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20-24% of the 70 students in Early College 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 rate20‑24%86.2%
Students in the class70132,008

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, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early College Academy11415.243.0%Targeted program

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.

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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 Early College Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentEarly College Academy ranks 507 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,915).#507 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioEarly College Academy is the number 897 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 129 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#897 of 999
  3. Capital City Career Prep High SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 130 students in fall 2022, $16,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,577
  4. Foxfire Intermediate SchoolThe next smaller Ohio district: 127 students in fall 2022, $15,646 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,646
  5. Compare Early College Academy with Capital City Career Prep High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Early College Academy, its largest high school114 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.114
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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 Early College Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Early College Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 114 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Early College Academy spend per student?
    $9,915 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 Early College Academy's money come from?
    $1,575,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.1% state, 4.3% local and 25.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Early College Academy?
    20-24% of the 70 students in Early College 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.
  5. What is Early College Academy's NCES district ID?
    3900638. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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

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