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Columbus City Schools District

Columbus, Ohio · Superintendent: Angela Chapman · #1 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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46,515

Students

2024-25 school year

116

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,255

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 20% above the Ohio median

15.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Columbus City Schools District is a public school district based in Columbus, Ohio, serving 46,515 students in 116 schools. By enrollment it ranks #1 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, making it the largest in the state. Its schools average 401 students each, fewer than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Angela Chapman. It spends about $15,255 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the Ohio median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher.

How Columbus City Schools compares

Columbus City SchoolsOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,255

Ohio median $12,669 · 20% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,036

Ohio median $7,848 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school401

Ohio median 491 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.5

Ohio median 16.8 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor253

Ohio median 385 · 34% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$1.01 billion in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 27%Local 62%

Measure	Columbus City Schools	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,255	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,036	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$971.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$1.01 billion	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,998	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	7,796	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.5	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	253	385	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Ohio median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Angela Chapman

Superintendent, Columbus City Schools District

Source: Ohio Educational Directory System, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in Ohio

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Columbus City Schools DistrictColumbus · this district	46,515	116	$15,255	15.5	#1
Cincinnati Public SchoolsCincinnati	34,531	66	$16,345	15.9	#2
Cleveland MunicipalCleveland	33,143	93	$19,274	16.7	#3
Olentangy LocalLewis Center	24,133	29	$12,348	19.1	#4
South-Western CityGrove City	21,924	34	$12,776	17.7	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Socorro ISDEl Paso, TX	46,668	$10,195	16.5
Plano ISDPlano, TX	46,612	$10,074	13.7
Pasadena ISDPasadena, TX	46,491	$11,686	13.0
Marion CountyOcala, FL	46,352	$10,280	18.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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