Great Western Academy

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900192

Great Western Academy spent $14,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 694 students in 2024-25; 72.7% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Great Western Academy in enrollment (653 to 673 students) and Great Western Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Great Western Academy, FY23EHOVE Career Center $26,957; Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Antwerp Local $15,082; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30kEHOVE Career Center$26,957Career and Technology Educatio…$22,524Maplewood Career Center Distri…$19,090Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cli…$16,308Antwerp Local$15,082Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Nort…$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Great Western Academy, FY23EHOVE Career Center $26,957; Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Antwerp Local $15,082; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30kEHOVE Career Center$26,957Career and Technology Educational C…$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Antwerp Local$15,082Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern …$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Great Western Academy, FY23EHOVE Career Center $26,957; Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Antwerp Local $15,082; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30kEHOVE Career Center$26,957Career and Technology Educational Centers$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Antwerp Local$15,082Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Great Western Academy, FY23EHOVE Career Center $26,957; Career and Technology Educational Centers $22,524; Maplewood Career Center District $19,090; Yellow Springs Schools $16,891; Village Preparatory School Cliffs $16,308; Antwerp Local $15,082; Great Western Academy $14,874; Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus $14,578; Global Impact STEM Academy $9,236; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30kEHOVE Career Center$26,957Career and Technology Educational Cente…$22,524Maplewood Career Center District$19,090Yellow Springs Schools$16,891Village Preparatory School Cliffs$16,308Antwerp Local$15,082Great Western Academy$14,874Focus Learning Academy of Northern Colu…$14,578Global Impact STEM Academy$9,236Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$10,774,000 in revenue: 72.7% state, not reported local and 27.3% federal. Total spending including $15,000 of capital outlay was $9,951,000, or $14,919 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Great Western Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,831,000; Local $0; Federal $2,943,000; total $10,774,000.
  • State$7,831,000 73%
  • Local$0 0%
  • Federal$2,943,000 27%

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

667 students in 2022-23, 674 students in 2023-24, 694 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Great Western Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 667, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-236672023-246742024-25694
Great Western Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 667, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-236672023-246742024-25694
Great Western Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 667, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-236672023-246742024-25694
Great Western Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 667, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-236672023-246742024-25694

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366738.017.6
2023-2467435.019.3
2024-2569442.116.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,273,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,408 per student

Great Western Academy booked $2,273,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 38 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,816 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 8 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,945,00085.6%
Special education$328,00014.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,571 in 2018-19, $3,222 in 2019-20, $2,592 in 2020-21, $2,878 in 2021-22, $3,408 in 2022-23.

Great Western Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,222, 2020-21: $2,592, 2021-22: $2,878, 2022-23: $3,40801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,2222020-21$2,5922021-22$2,8782022-23$3,408
Great Western Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,222, 2020-21: $2,592, 2021-22: $2,878, 2022-23: $3,40801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,2222020-21$2,5922021-22$2,8782022-23$3,408
Great Western Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,222, 2020-21: $2,592, 2021-22: $2,878, 2022-23: $3,40801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,2222020-21$2,5922021-22$2,8782022-23$3,408
Great Western Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,222, 2020-21: $2,592, 2021-22: $2,878, 2022-23: $3,40801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,2222020-21$2,5922021-22$2,8782022-23$3,408

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Great Western Academy scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading and 10-14% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts27-31%59%467
Math10-14%54%468

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 694 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Great Western Academy69416.5All 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 Great Western Academy

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 Great Western Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentGreat Western Academy ranks 291 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,874).#291 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioGreat Western Academy is the number 578 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 667 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#578 of 999
  3. Antwerp LocalThe next larger Ohio district: 672 students in fall 2022, $15,082 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,082
  4. Maplewood Career Center DistrictThe next smaller Ohio district: 665 students in fall 2022, $19,090 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,090
  5. Compare Great Western Academy with Antwerp LocalEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across OhioGreat Western Academy spent $59,816 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$59,816
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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 Great Western Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Great Western Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 694 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Great Western Academy spend per student?
    $14,874 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 Great Western Academy's money come from?
    $10,774,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.7% state, not reported local and 27.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Great Western Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,273,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,408 per student. Divided by the 38 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,816 per teacher, more than 8 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Great Western Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Great Western Academy scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading and 10-14% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Great Western Academy's NCES district ID?
    3900192. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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

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