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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Kipp Columbus #424 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,114 per pupil, Kipp Columbus ranks #593 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,920
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,114
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Columbus operates 1 public schools serving 1,920 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 $13,114 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 2.7% local, 67.7% state, and 29.6% 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 44/100, ranked #424 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 324.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Columbus, enrolling 1,945 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Columbus accounts for 100.0% of all Kipp Columbus student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Columbus a distant remainder — means Kipp Columbus-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.
Kipp Columbus student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Kipp Columbus is typically wider than the Kipp Columbus-aggregate figure suggests.