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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
At $16,306 per pupil, Focus North High School ranks #190 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Focus North High School operates 1 public schools serving 144 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $16,306 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.2% local, 84.2% state, and 15.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 269.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 57.4% African American, 20.8% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Focus North High School, enrolling 202 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Focus North High School accounts for 100.0% of all Focus North High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Focus North High School a distant remainder — means Focus North High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 North High School student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Focus North High School is typically wider than the Focus North High School-aggregate figure suggests.
Focus North High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 144 students.
How much does Focus North High School spend per student?
Focus North High School spends $16,306 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Focus North High School?
Focus North High School students are 57.4% African American, 20.8% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.