State/Public High Open

Columbus Alternative High School

๐Ÿ“ 2632 Mcguffey Rd, Columbus, Franklin County, 43211

758
Pupils
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Columbus Alternative High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Franklin County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus City Schools District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Columbus City Schools District
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Columbus Alternative High School enrolls 758 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

Male students
314 (41%)
Female students
444 (59%)
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student-teacher ratio
18.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 28% White and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American41054%
White21128%
Hispanic or Latino628.2%
Two or more races455.9%
Asian293.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Columbus Alternative High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-30, state senate district 15, state house district 25.

School district: Columbus City Schools District

Columbus Alternative High School is one of 118 schools in Columbus City Schools District, based in Columbus, Ohio. The district serves 46,515 students district-wide and employs 3,050 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Columbus Alternative High School is larger than the district average of about 394 students per school.

46,515
District students
118
Schools
3,050
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
001502
IB since
16 February 2004
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

74%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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