Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900179

Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus spent $14,578 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 721 students in 2024-25; 75.4% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus in enrollment (643 to 667 students) and Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus, FY23Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Plymouth-Shiloh Local $18,392; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Joseph Badger $15,647; Mississinawa Valley Local $15,201; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kCareer and Technology Educatio…$22,524Maplewood Career Center Distri…$19,090Plymouth-Shiloh Local$18,392Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cli…$16,308Joseph Badger$15,647Mississinawa Valley Local$15,201Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Nort…$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus, FY23Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Plymouth-Shiloh Local $18,392; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Joseph Badger $15,647; Mississinawa Valley Local $15,201; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kCareer and Technology Educational C…$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Plymouth-Shiloh Local$18,392Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Joseph Badger$15,647Mississinawa Valley Local$15,201Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern …$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus, FY23Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Plymouth-Shiloh Local $18,392; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Joseph Badger $15,647; Mississinawa Valley Local $15,201; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kCareer and Technology Educational Centers$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Plymouth-Shiloh Local$18,392Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Joseph Badger$15,647Mississinawa Valley Local$15,201Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus, FY23Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Plymouth-Shiloh Local $18,392; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Joseph Badger $15,647; Mississinawa Valley Local $15,201; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kCareer and Technology Educational Cente…$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Plymouth-Shiloh Local$18,392Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Joseph Badger$15,647Mississinawa Valley Local$15,201Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern Colu…$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$10,384,000 in revenue: 75.4% state, 0.1% local and 24.5% federal. Total spending including $600,000 of capital outlay was $11,101,000, or $16,974 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,825,000; Local $11,000; Federal $2,548,000; total $10,384,000.
  • State$7,825,000 75%
  • Local$11,000 0%
  • Federal$2,548,000 25%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

654 students in 2022-23, 672 students in 2023-24, 721 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72102004006008002022-236542023-246722024-25721
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72102004006008002022-236542023-246722024-25721
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72102004006008002022-236542023-246722024-25721
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72102004006008002022-236542023-246722024-25721

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23654not reportednot reported
2023-2467239.017.2
2024-2572135.520.3

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus scored proficient or above: 41-47% in reading and 31-37% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts41-47%59%368
Math31-37%54%366

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 721 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus72120.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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.

Contact Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

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 Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentFocus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus ranks 313 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,578).#313 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioFocus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus is the number 583 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 654 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#583 of 999
  3. Village Preparatory School CliffsThe next larger Ohio district: 660 students in fall 2022, $16,308 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,308
  4. Yellow Springs SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 653 students in fall 2022, $16,891 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,891
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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 Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

  1. How many schools and students are in Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 721 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus spend per student?
    $14,578 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 Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus' money come from?
    $10,384,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 75.4% state, 0.1% local and 24.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus scored proficient or above: 41-47% in reading and 31-37% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus' NCES district ID?
    3900179. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency 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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