Enrollment
93
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Columbus, OH
Capital City Career Prep High School
Federal NCES profile for Capital City Career Prep High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390038104918Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 38
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Capital City Career Prep High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.
- #7 of 44
- high schools in Columbus · Resource Index
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 15.5:1
- students per teacher
- 93
- students enrolled
Capital City Career Prep High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Capital City Career Prep High School ranks #7 of 44 high schools in Columbus, OH.
School address
District: Capital City Career Prep High School · Ohio
NCES ID 390038104918 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.5:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Capital City Career Prep High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Capital City Career Prep High School
Capital City Career Prep High School is a small charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, enrolling 93 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Ohio schools, with 93 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Its student body is led by African American (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 40/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 93 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Capital City Career Prep High School spends $17,935 per pupil, 22% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Columbus's high schools, it stands alongside Worthington Kilbourne High School (1,623 students): Capital City Career Prep High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (15.5:1 vs 20.8:1).
Capital City Career Prep High School is a single-school charter district, so Capital City Career Prep High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 93 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Capital City Career Prep High School compares
Capital City Career Prep High School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.5:1 | ▼ 15% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 93 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
15.5:1
Leaner classes than 42% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
93
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
15.5:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 32% in Ohio - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$17,935
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 93 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 76.3%
Hispanic or Latino 12.9%
Two or More 5.4%
White 3.2%
Asian 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%
Largest group: African American at 76.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.7, Capital City Career Prep High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Capital City Career Prep High School, which includes Capital City Career Prep High School.
$17,935
Per student
+22%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.8%
State 81.2%
Federal 18.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Columbus
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Worthington Kilbourne High School
Standard public school
1,623 students 20.8:1 students per teacher
Franklin Heights High School
Standard public school
1,398 students 20.6:1 students per teacher
Northland High School
Standard public school
1,029 students 16.3:1 students per teacher
Whetstone High School
Standard public school
1,017 students 18.5:1 students per teacher
Briggs High School
Standard public school
956 students 19.1:1 students per teacher
Hamilton Township High School
Standard public school
873 students 21.8:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~93 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Capital City Career Prep High School
How many students attend Capital City Career Prep High School?
Capital City Career Prep High School has 93 students enrolled. It is a high school in Columbus, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capital City Career Prep High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Capital City Career Prep High School is 15.5:1, which is 15% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Capital City Career Prep High School?
The largest demographic group at Capital City Career Prep High School is African American at 76.3% of enrollment, in Columbus, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Capital City Career Prep High School?
Capital City Career Prep High School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Capital City Career Prep High School rank among high schools in Columbus?
By Resource Investment Index, Capital City Career Prep High School ranks #7 of 44 high schools in Columbus, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Columbus on the city page.
Is Capital City Career Prep High School a good school?
Capital City Career Prep High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Capital City Career Prep High School?
None; Capital City Career Prep High School is a single-school charter district, and Capital City Career Prep High School is its only campus.
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