Gem City Career Prep High School

Public school district · Montgomery County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900448

Gem City Career Prep High School spent $15,059 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 144 students in 2024-25; 74.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-39% (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 Gem City Career Prep High School in enrollment (114 to 121 students) and Gem City Career Prep High School itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Gem City Career Prep High School, FY23East Bridge Academy of Excellence $18,488; Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k12k14k16k18k20kEast Bridge Academy of Excelle…$18,488Miami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High Scho…$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Cent…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High S…$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Gem City Career Prep High School, FY23East Bridge Academy of Excellence $18,488; Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k12k14k16k18k20kEast Bridge Academy of Excellence$18,488Miami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central C…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Gem City Career Prep High School, FY23East Bridge Academy of Excellence $18,488; Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k14k18k20kEast Bridge Academy of Excellence$18,488Miami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Gem City Career Prep High School, FY23East Bridge Academy of Excellence $18,488; Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k14k18k20kEast Bridge Academy of Excellence$18,488Miami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central Colum…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$1,819,000 in revenue: 74.1% state, 1.0% local and 24.8% federal. Total spending was $1,777,000, or $15,059 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Gem City Career Prep High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,348,000; Local $19,000; Federal $452,000; total $1,819,000.
  • State$1,348,000 74%
  • Local$19,000 1%
  • Federal$452,000 25%

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

118 students in 2022-23, 123 students in 2023-24, 144 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gem City Career Prep High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231182023-241232024-25144
Gem City Career Prep High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231182023-241232024-25144
Gem City Career Prep High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231182023-241232024-25144
Gem City Career Prep High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231182023-241232024-25144

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231182.547.2
2023-241237.516.4
2024-251448.018.0

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

30-39% of the 58 students in Gem City Career Prep High School's 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 rate30‑39%86.2%
Students in the class58132,008

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, 144 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gem City Career Prep High School14418.0All 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 Gem City Career Prep High School

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 Gem City Career Prep High School

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentGem City Career Prep High School ranks 277 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,059).#277 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioGem City Career Prep High School is the number 909 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 118 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#909 of 999
  3. Miami Valley AcademiesThe next larger Ohio district: 119 students in fall 2022, $16,798 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,798
  4. Youngstown Preparatory AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 117 students in fall 2022, $13,205 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,205
  5. Compare Gem City Career Prep High School with Miami Valley AcademiesEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Gem City Career Prep High School, its largest high school144 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.144
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Gem City Career Prep High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Gem City Career Prep High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 144 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gem City Career Prep High School spend per student?
    $15,059 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 Gem City Career Prep High School's money come from?
    $1,819,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 74.1% state, 1.0% local and 24.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Gem City Career Prep High School?
    30-39% of the 58 students in Gem City Career Prep High School's 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 Gem City Career Prep High School's NCES district ID?
    3900448. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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

Compiled from official source data by .