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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Great Western Academy #507 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,020 per pupil, Great Western Academy ranks #758 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Great Western Academy operates 1 public schools serving 667 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $12,020 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 0.0% local, 76.5% state, and 23.5% 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 40/100, ranked #507 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 347:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.8% Hispanic or Latino, 29.7% African American, 13.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Great Western Academy, enrolling 694 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Great Western Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Great Western Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great Western Academy a distant remainder — means Great Western Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Western Academy student-counselor ratio is 347:1 — 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 Great Western Academy is typically wider than the Great Western Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Great Western Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 49.3% — 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.
Great Western Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 667 students.
How much does Great Western Academy spend per student?
Great Western Academy spends $12,020 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #507 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Great Western Academy?
Great Western Academy students are 41.8% Hispanic or Latino, 29.7% African American, 13.8% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great Western Academy?
Great Western Academy has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #507 out of 806 districts in Ohio.