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

Road to Success Academy

Federal NCES profile for Road to Success Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390141205608Charter school
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
41
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Road to Success Academy earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

#5 of 44
high schools in Columbus · Resource Index
53
Resource Index · Higher
14.8:1
small classes for Ohio
59
students enrolled

Road to Success Academy has class sizes smaller than 73% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Road to Success Academy ranks #5 of 44 high schools in Columbus, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Road to Success Academy held near 62 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 4.5 → 7.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 390141205608 · Columbus, OH High · SMALL · CHARTER

59 enr · 14.8:1 · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Road to Success Academy held near 62 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 4.5 → 7.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Road to Success Academy compares

Road to Success Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.8:1 ▼ 19% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 59 top 96% - -

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

14.8:1
Leaner classes than 49% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
59
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14.8:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 27% in Ohio - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$17,689
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 59 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 76.3%
White 16.9%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%

Largest group: African American at 76.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.5, Road to Success Academy is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Road to Success Academy reports $17,689 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Columbus

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Road to Success Academy

How many students attend Road to Success Academy?

Road to Success Academy has 59 students enrolled. It is a high school in Columbus, OH. CCD year-over-year: 61 (2022-23) → 62 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Road to Success Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Road to Success Academy is 14.8:1, which is 19% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 6% 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 Road to Success Academy?

The largest demographic group at Road to Success Academy is African American at 76.3% of enrollment, in Columbus, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Road to Success Academy?

Road to Success Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Road to Success Academy rank among high schools in Columbus?

By Resource Investment Index, Road to Success Academy ranks #5 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.

What other schools are in Road to Success Academy?

None; Road to Success Academy is a single-school charter district, and Road to Success Academy 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 2022-23) · 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.