Elementary school (grades K-5) · Dublin, OH

Dcs Virtual

Federal NCES profile for Dcs Virtual, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 79/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390470210855
0/100100/10079/100
👥 S:T ratio
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dcs Virtual earns 79/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

#1 of 13
elementary schools in Dublin · Resource Index
79
Resource Index · Higher
5.3:1
small classes for Ohio
64
students enrolled

Dcs Virtual has class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dcs Virtual ranks #1 of 13 elementary schools in Dublin, OH.

School address

Enrollment

64

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5.3:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-71% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dcs Virtual compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dcs Virtual

Dcs Virtual is a small elementary school in Dublin, Ohio, enrolling 64 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5.3:1, Dcs Virtual is leaner than roughly 99% of Ohio schools and 71% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Ohio schools, with 64 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among Dublin's elementary schools, it stands alongside Eli Pinney Elementary School (585 students): Dcs Virtual is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (5.3:1 vs 20.2:1).

Dublin City also operates Dublin Jerome High School (2,075 students) and Dublin Coffman High School (1,824 students) alongside Dcs Virtual.

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 Dcs Virtual compares

Dcs Virtual on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.3:1 ▼ 71% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 64 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.3:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
64
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
5.3:1
students per teacher - 71% below state mean
Top 1% in Ohio - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$15,777
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.

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.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dublin City, which includes Dcs Virtual.

$15,777
Per student
+8%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.0%
State 13.0%
Federal 8.0%

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.

How Dcs Virtual Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dublin Jerome High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dublin Coffman High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dublin Scioto High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Abraham Depp Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dcs Virtual's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dublin City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Dublin

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dcs Virtual's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dcs Virtual

How many students attend Dcs Virtual?

Dcs Virtual has 64 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Dublin, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dcs Virtual?

The student-teacher ratio at Dcs Virtual is 5.3:1, which is 71% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 66% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dcs Virtual?

Dcs Virtual has a Resource Investment Index of 79/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Dcs Virtual rank among elementary schools in Dublin?

By Resource Investment Index, Dcs Virtual ranks #1 of 13 elementary schools in Dublin, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Dublin on the city page.

Is Dcs Virtual a good school?

Dcs Virtual earns 79/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio. 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 Dublin City?

Besides Dcs Virtual, Dublin City also operates Dublin Jerome High School (2,075 students), Dublin Coffman High School (1,824 students), and Dublin Scioto High School (1,437 students). See the Dublin City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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