Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls

Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls, a close-knit middle-grades school in Columbus, Ohio, part of Columbus City Schools District, enrolls 196 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls sits 59% smaller than that benchmark.

Columbus City Schools District runs 115 schools in total, collectively educating 46,249 students. Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls shows that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

A+ Arts Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls's enrollment has decreased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 196). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 76% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.