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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School #66 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,422 per pupil, Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School ranks #697 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School operates 1 public schools serving 506 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $12,422 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 0.9% local, 67.1% state, and 32.0% 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 72/100, ranked #66 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 154:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White across the district's schools.
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School accounts for 91.3% of all Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School a distant remainder — means Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School'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 Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School?
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 506 students.
How much does Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School spend per student?
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School spends $12,422 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #66 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School?
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School students are 88.7% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School?
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #66 out of 806 districts in Ohio.