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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
At $8,319 per pupil, Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus ranks #952 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus operates 1 public schools serving 119 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 $8,319 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is , 85.8% state, and 14.2% 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 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.8% African American, 0.7% White across the district's schools.
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus accounts for 100.0% of all Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus a distant remainder — means Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus'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 Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus?
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 119 students.
How much does Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus spend per student?
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus spends $8,319 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus?
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus students are 97.8% African American, 0.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.