Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900178

Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus spent $17,151 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 242 students in 2024-25; 78.5% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 25-29% (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 Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus in enrollment (158 to 173 students) and Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus, FY23Portage Lakes $41,365; Riverside Academy $20,706; Summit Academy Community School-Parma $20,130; Bella Academy of Excellence $17,595; Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus $17,151; Cincinnati Achievement Academy $16,491; Washington Park Community School $15,069; North Columbus Preparatory Academy $14,799; River Gate High School $12,025; iSTEM Geauga Early College High School $8,733; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40k50kPortage Lakes$41,365Riverside Academy$20,706Summit Academy Community Schoo…$20,130Bella Academy of Excellence$17,595Focus Learning Academy of Sout…$17,151Cincinnati Achievement Academy$16,491Washington Park Community Scho…$15,069North Columbus Preparatory Aca…$14,799River Gate High School$12,025iSTEM Geauga Early College Hig…$8,733State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus, FY23Portage Lakes $41,365; Riverside Academy $20,706; Summit Academy Community School-Parma $20,130; Bella Academy of Excellence $17,595; Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus $17,151; Cincinnati Achievement Academy $16,491; Washington Park Community School $15,069; North Columbus Preparatory Academy $14,799; River Gate High School $12,025; iSTEM Geauga Early College High School $8,733; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40k50kPortage Lakes$41,365Riverside Academy$20,706Summit Academy Community School-Par…$20,130Bella Academy of Excellence$17,595Focus Learning Academy of Southeast…$17,151Cincinnati Achievement Academy$16,491Washington Park Community School$15,069North Columbus Preparatory Academy$14,799River Gate High School$12,025iSTEM Geauga Early College High Sch…$8,733State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus, FY23Portage Lakes $41,365; Riverside Academy $20,706; Summit Academy Community School-Parma $20,130; Bella Academy of Excellence $17,595; Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus $17,151; Cincinnati Achievement Academy $16,491; Washington Park Community School $15,069; North Columbus Preparatory Academy $14,799; River Gate High School $12,025; iSTEM Geauga Early College High School $8,733; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40k50kPortage Lakes$41,365Riverside Academy$20,706Summit Academy Community School-Parma$20,130Bella Academy of Excellence$17,595Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Colu…$17,151Cincinnati Achievement Academy$16,491Washington Park Community School$15,069North Columbus Preparatory Academy$14,799River Gate High School$12,025iSTEM Geauga Early College High School$8,733State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus, FY23Portage Lakes $41,365; Riverside Academy $20,706; Summit Academy Community School-Parma $20,130; Bella Academy of Excellence $17,595; Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus $17,151; Cincinnati Achievement Academy $16,491; Washington Park Community School $15,069; North Columbus Preparatory Academy $14,799; River Gate High School $12,025; iSTEM Geauga Early College High School $8,733; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40k50kPortage Lakes$41,365Riverside Academy$20,706Summit Academy Community School-Parma$20,130Bella Academy of Excellence$17,595Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern…$17,151Cincinnati Achievement Academy$16,491Washington Park Community School$15,069North Columbus Preparatory Academy$14,799River Gate High School$12,025iSTEM Geauga Early College High School$8,733State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$2,878,000 in revenue: 78.5% state, not reported local and 21.5% federal. Total spending was $2,847,000, or $17,151 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,260,000; Local $0; Federal $618,000; total $2,878,000.
  • State$2,260,000 79%
  • Local$0 0%
  • Federal$618,000 21%

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

166 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 242 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-231662023-242212024-25242
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-231662023-242212024-25242
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-231662023-242212024-25242
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus enrollment by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-231662023-242212024-25242

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231668.419.6
2023-242218.426.3
2024-252428.927.3

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

25-29% of the 108 students in Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus' 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 rate25‑29%86.2%
Students in the class108132,008

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, 242 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus24227.3All 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 Southeastern 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 Southeastern Columbus

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentFocus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus ranks 164 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,151).#164 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioFocus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus is the number 851 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 166 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#851 of 999
  3. iSTEM Geauga Early College High SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 172 students in fall 2022, $8,733 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,733
  4. Riverside AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 163 students in fall 2022, $20,706 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,706
  5. Compare Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus with iSTEM Geauga Early College High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus, its largest high school242 students in 2024-25, 27.3 per teacher.242
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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 Southeastern Columbus

  1. How many schools and students are in Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 242 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus spend per student?
    $17,151 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 Southeastern Columbus' money come from?
    $2,878,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 78.5% state, not reported local and 21.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus?
    25-29% of the 108 students in Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus' 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 Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus' NCES district ID?
    3900178. 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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