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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus #545 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,698 per pupil, Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus ranks #492 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 Northern Columbus operates 1 public schools serving 654 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 $13,698 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 0.1% local, 81.1% state, and 18.8% 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 38/100, ranked #545 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 721:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.6% African American, 0.7% White, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus accounts for 100.0% of all Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus a distant remainder — means Focus Learning Academy of Northern 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 Northern Columbus student-counselor ratio is 721:1 — 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.
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus is typically wider than the Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Focus Learning Academy of Northern 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 Northern Columbus?
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 654 students.
How much does Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus spend per student?
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus spends $13,698 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #545 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus?
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus students are 98.6% African American, 0.7% White, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus?
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #545 out of 806 districts in Ohio.