At $17,676 per pupil, Zenith Academy West ranks #193 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Zenith Academy West operates 1 public schools serving 142 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 $17,676 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.7% local, 58.9% state, and 31.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% African American, 4.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Zenith Academy West, enrolling 141 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 12% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (142 to 159 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 11.4 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,606,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 50.7% went to instruction, 39.7% to support services, and 3.7% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Zenith Academy West accounts for 99.3% of all Zenith Academy West student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Zenith Academy West a distant remainder — means Zenith Academy West-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Zenith Academy West chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Zenith Academy West is typically wider than the Zenith Academy West-aggregate figure suggests.
Zenith Academy West has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 142 students.
How much does Zenith Academy West spend per student?
Zenith Academy West spends $17,676 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Zenith Academy West?
Zenith Academy West students are 91.5% African American, 4.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.