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Gahanna, Ohio - 12 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Gahanna-Jefferson City #701 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,249 per pupil, Gahanna-Jefferson City ranks #570 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,961
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$13,249
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gahanna-Jefferson City operates 12 public schools serving 7,961 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 4 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $13,249 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 77.5% local, 15.4% state, and 7.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #701 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 540:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% White, 28.2% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Goshen Lane Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln High School, enrolling 2,468 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gahanna- Jefferson Clark Hall, at 176 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln High School accounts for 29.8% of all Gahanna-Jefferson City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gahanna-Jefferson City-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.
Gahanna-Jefferson City school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Gahanna-Jefferson City school enrollment ranges from 176 students (lowest) to 2,468 students (highest), a spread of 2,292 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gahanna-Jefferson City student-counselor ratio is 540:1 — 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.
Gahanna-Jefferson City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Gahanna-Jefferson City has 12 schools, including 1 high, 7 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 7,961 students.
How much does Gahanna-Jefferson City spend per student?
Gahanna-Jefferson City spends $13,249 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #701 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Gahanna-Jefferson City?
Gahanna-Jefferson City students are 50.9% White, 28.2% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gahanna-Jefferson City?
Gahanna-Jefferson City has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #701 out of 806 districts in Ohio.