Ohio School for the Deaf

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Columbus, Ohio - 3 schools

151
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Ohio School for the Deaf operates 3 public schools serving 151 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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.

a 50.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.

Its largest campus is Ohio School for the Deaf, enrolling 90 students (60% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ohio School for the Deaf, at 21 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Ohio School for the Deaf accounts for 59.6% of all Ohio School for the Deaf student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ohio School for the Deaf a distant remainder — means Ohio School for the Deaf-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Ohio School for the Deaf school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities

Ohio School for the Deaf school enrollment ranges from 21 students (lowest) to 90 students (highest), a spread of 69 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Ohio School for the Deaf reports 72.2% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Ohio School for the Deaf student-counselor ratio is 50:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Programs & Resources

50.3:1
Student-Counselor Ratio

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Ohio School for the Deaf

School Enrollment
Ohio School for the Deaf
90
Ohio School for the Deaf
40
Ohio School for the Deaf
21

How Ohio School for the Deaf Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Southside Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Wings Academy 1 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Ohio School for the Deaf's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Ohio

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Columbus City Schools District
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Ohio School for the Deaf?

Ohio School for the Deaf has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 151 students.