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Columbus, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks The Academy for Urban Scholars #434 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,836 per pupil, The Academy for Urban Scholars ranks #166 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
333
Total Enrollment
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$16,836
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
The Academy for Urban Scholars operates 1 public schools serving 333 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $16,836 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.5% local, 59.9% state, and 26.6% 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 #434 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 193:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 98.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% African American, 2.8% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
The Academy for Urban Scholars accounts for 100.0% of all The Academy for Urban Scholars student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Academy for Urban Scholars a distant remainder — means The Academy for Urban Scholars-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
The Academy for Urban Scholars student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
The Academy for Urban Scholars chronic absenteeism rate is 98.7% — 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 The Academy for Urban Scholars'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 The Academy for Urban Scholars?
The Academy for Urban Scholars has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 333 students.
How much does The Academy for Urban Scholars spend per student?
The Academy for Urban Scholars spends $16,836 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #434 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of The Academy for Urban Scholars?
The Academy for Urban Scholars students are 90.2% African American, 2.8% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Academy for Urban Scholars?
The Academy for Urban Scholars has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #434 out of 806 districts in Ohio.