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Does Columbus Alternative High School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
820
High
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT·NCES 390438000680
Columbus Alternative High School
2632 Mcguffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43211 · (614) 365-6006 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 290 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 173 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 16% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
39.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 36.1% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 26.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Columbus Alternative High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #515 of 776 ▼ 13 | #20 of 55 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #202 of 774 ▲ 157 | #8 of 55 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #106 of 742 | #3 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #198 of 888 | #28 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #605 of 739 | #40 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #79 of 749 | #18 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #483 of 484 | #22 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
820
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 820 | 41 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 39 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 41 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 40 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 38 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 40 | 20.1:1 | 47% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 58% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 54% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Alternative High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (822 to 820); teachers up 8% (38 to 41).
About Columbus Alternative High School
Columbus Alternative High School is a mid-sized high school in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools in Columbus City Schools District. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 820 students. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Columbus City Schools District has 46,249 students in 115 schools, and Columbus Alternative High School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Columbus Alternative High School, about 53 are Black. After that, the student body is 28% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Franklin County, the Black share is about 23%. The diversity index for Columbus Alternative High School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Columbus Alternative High School comes to 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.0:1. High schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.7:1.
American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that the median household earns about $75,176 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Franklin County, 402 public schools serve about 195,359 students.
Among nearby public schools, Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Columbus Alternative High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 837 students in 2020-21 and 820 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus City Schools District
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Whetstone High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Briggs High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 873 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 846 students
Other schools in Columbus
- KIPP ColumbusCombined · 1,945 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Great River Connections AcademyCombined · 1,608 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,028 students
Nearby schools
- Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center0.4 mi · 64
- Road to Success Academy0.7 mi · 59
- Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School0.7 mi · 165
- Como Elementary School0.8 mi · 225
- Linden-McKinley STEM Academy0.8 mi · 795
- Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)0.8 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Alternative High SchoolHow many students attend Columbus Alternative High School?
Columbus Alternative High School enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Columbus Alternative High School serve?
Columbus Alternative High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Columbus Alternative High School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Columbus Alternative High School.
What is the student diversity at Columbus Alternative High School?
Student demographics at Columbus Alternative High School are roughly 28% White, 8% Hispanic, 53% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Columbus Alternative High School public or private?
Columbus Alternative High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus City Schools District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.