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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Great River Connections Academy #737 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,512 per pupil, Great River Connections Academy ranks #933 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Great River Connections Academy operates 1 public schools serving 1,627 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $9,512 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.4% local, 76.4% state, and 11.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #737 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.0% White, 15.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Great River Connections Academy accounts for 98.8% of all Great River Connections Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great River Connections Academy a distant remainder — means Great River Connections Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Great River Connections Academy student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Great River Connections Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 49.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Great River Connections Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Great River Connections Academy?
Great River Connections Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,627 students.
How much does Great River Connections Academy spend per student?
Great River Connections Academy spends $9,512 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #737 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Great River Connections Academy?
Great River Connections Academy students are 67.0% White, 15.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great River Connections Academy?
Great River Connections Academy has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #737 out of 806 districts in Ohio.