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Whetstone High School

๐Ÿ“ 4405 Scenic Dr, Columbus, Franklin County, 43214

976
Pupils
17.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Whetstone High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Franklin County. The school has 976 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 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 11 AP courses, 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

Enrollment & staffing

Whetstone High School enrolls 976 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.

Male students
512 (52%)
Female students
464 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student-teacher ratio
17.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 28% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White40842%
Black or African American26928%
Hispanic or Latino19220%
Two or more races838.5%
Asian232.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Whetstone 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 16, state house district 24.

School district: Columbus City Schools District

Whetstone 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 976 students, Whetstone 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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Academic Performance

44%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
72%
Graduation rate
16%
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 ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (11) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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