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

Yb Columbus Community School

Federal NCES profile for Yb Columbus Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390010404157Charter school
0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Yb Columbus Community School earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools.

#42 of 44
high schools in Columbus · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
29.3:1
large classes for Ohio
264
students enrolled

Yb Columbus Community School has class sizes larger than 96% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Yb Columbus Community School ranks #42 of 44 high schools in Columbus, OH.

Enrollment

264

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

29.3:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+61% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yb Columbus Community School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:129.3:1

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

What stands out at Yb Columbus Community School

Yb Columbus Community School is a mid-sized charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, enrolling 264 students.

Class loads run heavy: 29.3:1 is larger than about 96% of Ohio schools and 61% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 264 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

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

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 97.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Yb Columbus Community School spends $19,939 per pupil, 36% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 28.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Columbus's high schools, it stands alongside Worthington Kilbourne High School (1,623 students): Yb Columbus Community School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (29.3:1 vs 20.8:1).

Yb Columbus Community School is a single-school charter district, so Yb Columbus Community School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Yb Columbus Community School compares

Yb Columbus Community 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 29.3:1 ▲ 61% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 264 top 74% - -

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

29.3:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
264
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
29.3:1
students per teacher - 61% above state mean
Top 96% in Ohio - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
97.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,939
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 87.1%
Two or More 7.2%
White 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%

Largest group: African American at 87.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.4, Yb Columbus Community School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yb Columbus Community School, which includes Yb Columbus Community School.

$19,939
Per student
+36%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.5%
State 70.1%
Federal 28.4%

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 Yb Columbus Community 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 Yb Columbus Community School

How many students attend Yb Columbus Community School?

Yb Columbus Community School has 264 students enrolled. It is a high school in Columbus, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yb Columbus Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Yb Columbus Community School is 29.3:1, which is 61% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 87% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yb Columbus Community School?

The largest demographic group at Yb Columbus Community School is African American at 87.1% of enrollment, in Columbus, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yb Columbus Community School?

Yb Columbus Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Yb Columbus Community School rank among high schools in Columbus?

By Resource Investment Index, Yb Columbus Community School ranks #42 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 Yb Columbus Community School a good school?

Yb Columbus Community School earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% 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 Yb Columbus Community School?

None; Yb Columbus Community School is a single-school charter district, and Yb Columbus Community 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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