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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
820
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.6:1
% White
28%
was 30%
% Hispanic
8%
was 8%
% Black
53%
was 52%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Columbus Alternative High School
Columbus Alternative High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Columbus, Ohio, overseen by Columbus City Schools District. The school caters to 820 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 565.
Columbus Alternative High School is one of 115 schools operated by Columbus City Schools District, a district that instructs 46,249 students overall.
Demographically, Columbus Alternative High School records that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Columbus Alternative High School logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Columbus Alternative High School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).
Nearest neighbor: Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Columbus Alternative High School operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 822 students in 2018 compared to 820 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Columbus Alternative High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.