High school (grades 9-12) · Columbus, OH

Mason Run High School

Federal NCES profile for Mason Run High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390141005568Charter school
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mason Run High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools.

#22 of 44
high schools in Columbus · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
31.8:1
large classes for Ohio
127
students enrolled

Mason Run High School has class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mason Run High School ranks #22 of 44 high schools in Columbus, OH.

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Enrollment

127

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

31.8:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+75% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mason Run High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:131.8:1

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

What stands out at Mason Run High School

Mason Run High School is a small charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, enrolling 127 students.

Class loads run heavy: 31.8:1 is larger than about 97% of Ohio schools and 75% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Ohio schools, with 127 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is led by African American (80%) and Hispanic or Latino (9%) (diversity index 36/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 127 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Mason Run High School spends $10,402 per pupil, 29% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 19.5% 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): Mason Run High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (31.8:1 vs 20.8:1).

Mason Run High School is a single-school charter district, so Mason Run High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 127 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 Mason Run High School compares

Mason Run 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 31.8:1 ▲ 75% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 127 top 91% - -

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

31.8:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
127
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
31.8:1
students per teacher - 75% above state mean
Top 97% in Ohio - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$10,402
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 127 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 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 79.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 6.3%
White 3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4%

Largest group: African American at 79.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.5, Mason Run High School is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mason Run High School, which includes Mason Run High School.

$10,402
Per student
-29%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.4%
State 78.0%
Federal 19.5%

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.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mason Run High School'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 Mason Run High School

How many students attend Mason Run High School?

Mason Run High School has 127 students enrolled. It is a high school in Columbus, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mason Run High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mason Run High School is 31.8:1, which is 75% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 103% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mason Run High School?

The largest demographic group at Mason Run High School is African American at 79.5% of enrollment, in Columbus, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mason Run High School?

Mason Run High School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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 Mason Run High School rank among high schools in Columbus?

By Resource Investment Index, Mason Run High School ranks #22 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 Mason Run High School a good school?

Mason Run High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools. 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 Mason Run High School?

None; Mason Run High School is a single-school charter district, and Mason Run High School is its only campus.

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.

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

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