Focus Schools

Listed by NCES as Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus (district ID 3900177)

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900177

Focus Schools spent $14,850 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 477 students in 2024-25; 80.0% 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 Schools in enrollment (267 to 279 students) and Focus Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Schools, FY23Jefferson Township Local $27,412; East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25k30kJefferson Township Local$27,412East Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Aca…$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Tal…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory …$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Aca…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community Sch…$11,700State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Schools, FY23Jefferson Township Local $27,412; East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25k30kJefferson Township Local$27,412East Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy …$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Schools, FY23Jefferson Township Local $27,412; East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k20k30kJefferson Township Local$27,412East Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gif…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy at South…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Focus Schools, FY23Jefferson Township Local $27,412; East Academy $17,034; Performance Academy Eastland $15,617; Focus Schools $14,850; Harvard Avenue Performance Academy $14,630; L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted $14,074; Lake Erie College Preparatory School $13,656; United Preparatory Academy $13,582; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield $12,043; Sullivant Avenue Community School $11,700; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k20k30kJefferson Township Local$27,412East Academy$17,034Performance Academy Eastland$15,617Focus Schools$14,850Harvard Avenue Performance Academy$14,630L. Hollingworth School for Talented and…$14,074Lake Erie College Preparatory School$13,656United Preparatory Academy$13,582South Columbus Preparatory Academy at S…$12,043Sullivant Avenue Community School$11,700State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$4,144,000 in revenue: 80.0% state, not reported local and 20.0% federal. Total spending was $4,069,000, or $14,850 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Focus Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,317,000; Local $0; Federal $827,000; total $4,144,000.
  • State$3,317,000 80%
  • Local$0 0%
  • Federal$827,000 20%

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

274 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Focus Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-232742023-243972024-25477
Focus Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-232742023-243972024-25477
Focus Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-232742023-243972024-25477
Focus Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-232742023-243972024-25477

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232747.138.7
2023-243978.447.1
2024-254777.861.5

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 130 students in Focus Schools' 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 class130132,008

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, 477 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus47761.5All 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 Schools

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 Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentFocus Schools ranks 294 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,850).#294 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioFocus Schools is the number 771 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 274 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#771 of 999
  3. Performance Academy EastlandThe next larger Ohio district: 277 students in fall 2022, $15,617 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,617
  4. Harvard Avenue Performance AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 273 students in fall 2022, $14,630 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,630
  5. Compare Focus Schools with Performance Academy EastlandEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus, its largest high school477 students in 2024-25, 61.5 per teacher.477
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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 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Focus Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 477 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Focus Schools spend per student?
    $14,850 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 Schools' money come from?
    $4,144,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 80.0% state, not reported local and 20.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Focus Schools?
    25-29% of the 130 students in Focus Schools' 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 Schools' NCES district ID?
    3900177. 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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