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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
At $13,606 per pupil, Kids Care Elementary ranks #511 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kids Care Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 129 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 $13,606 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 , 62.0% state, and 38.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 39.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% African American, 35.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kids Care Elementary, enrolling 167 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kids Care Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Kids Care Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kids Care Elementary a distant remainder — means Kids Care Elementary-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.
Kids Care Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 39.5% — 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.
Kids Care Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 129 students.
How much does Kids Care Elementary spend per student?
Kids Care Elementary spends $13,606 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Kids Care Elementary?
Kids Care Elementary students are 61.1% African American, 35.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.