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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Patriot Preparatory Academy #431 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,333 per pupil, Patriot Preparatory Academy ranks #937 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Patriot Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 711 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 $9,333 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.0% local, 80.3% state, and 17.6% 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 #431 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.
a 743:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% African American, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Patriot Preparatory Academy, enrolling 743 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Patriot Preparatory Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Patriot Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Patriot Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Patriot Preparatory Academy-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.
Patriot Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.7% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Patriot Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 743:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Patriot Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 27.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Patriot Preparatory Academy is typically wider than the Patriot Preparatory Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Patriot Preparatory Academy?
Patriot Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 711 students.
How much does Patriot Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Patriot Preparatory Academy spends $9,333 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #431 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Patriot Preparatory Academy?
Patriot Preparatory Academy students are 67.3% African American, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Patriot Preparatory Academy?
Patriot Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #431 out of 806 districts in Ohio.