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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village #371 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,616 per pupil, South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village ranks #808 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village operates 1 public schools serving 266 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 $11,616 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 1.1% local, 67.4% state, and 31.5% 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 48/100, ranked #371 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.
and 70.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White across the district's schools.
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village accounts for 100.0% of all South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village a distant remainder — means South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village-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.
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village chronic absenteeism rate is 70.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village'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 South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village?
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 266 students.
How much does South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village spend per student?
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village spends $11,616 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #371 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village?
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village students are 69.3% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village?
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #371 out of 806 districts in Ohio.