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Columbus City Schools District, OH: schools, enrollment and spending

Columbus City Schools District runs 116 public schools with 46,515 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.5 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the Ohio figure of 17.3.

At a glance

Schools
116
Students
46,515
Teachers (FTE)
2,998
Students per teacher
15.5
OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3
Address
270 E State St, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone
(614)365-5000
County
Franklin County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3904380
State district ID
OH-043802
Total staff (FTE)
7,796
School counselors (FTE)
184.0About 253 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
192.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.5
Ohio17.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (46,657), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.01 billion
Federal revenue
$115.0 million
State revenue
$269.9 million
Local revenue
$622.6 million
Total spending
$971.3 million
Spending per pupil
$20,819
Salaries
$421.6 million43.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$414.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.4%
  • State: 26.8%
  • Local: 61.8%

Ohio overall

  • Federal: 9.2%
  • State: 37.9%
  • Local: 52.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,819
Ohio$16,266
United States$16,826

Schools in Columbus City Schools District

By level: 22 high, 18 middle, 73 elementary, 2 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alpine Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 334819.3
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)CEP schoolMiddle6 to 850714.9
Avalon Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 339921.0
Avondale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527016.9
Beatty Park Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 5578.1
Beechcroft High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1258714.3
Berwick Alternative K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 869117.7
Binns Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529919.9
Briggs High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1295618.7
Broadleigh Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530217.8
Buckeye Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 832613.6
Burroughs Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537114.8
Cassady Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530819.2
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 532617.2
Centennial High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1270216.7
Champion Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833815.4
Clinton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 549119.6
Colerain Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51818.6
Columbus Africentric Early College ESCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537423.4
Columbus Africentric Early College High SchoolHigh9 to 1233215.8
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 819824.8
Columbus Alternative High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1282020.0
Columbus City Preparatory School for BoysCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81068.8
Columbus City Preparatory School for GirlsCEP schoolMiddle6 to 819613.1
Columbus Downtown High SchoolCEP schoolHigh10 to 12481.3
Columbus International High SchoolHigh9 to 1254016.9
Columbus Online AcademyHigh7 to 1230510.5
Columbus Scioto 6-12CEP schoolHigh6 to 12924.6
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547120.5
Como Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 522514.1
Cranbrook Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529816.6
Devonshire Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541415.9
Dominion Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 874515.5
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 518314.1
Eakin Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 524216.1
Early Childhood Education and Family CenterPrekindergartenPK22
East Columbus Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536421.4
East High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1243114.4
East Linden Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531118.3
Eastgate Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 517117.1
Easthaven Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548918.1
Eastmoor AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1258416.2
Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547419.8
Fairmoor Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546119.2
Fairwood Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 620212.6
Forest Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537518.8
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1275219.8
Fort Hayes Career CenterHigh10 to 121023.6
Gables Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 544621.2
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548419.4
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.