📍 179 S Powell Ave, Columbus, Franklin County, 43204
West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Franklin County. The school has 837 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus City Schools District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 65%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West High School enrolls 837 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 328 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 27% |
| White | 217 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 6% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
West High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 17.
West 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 837 students, West High School is larger than the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large