Columbus City Schools, Ohio

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Columbus City Schools
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Franklin County, Ohio
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Superintendent: Angela Chapman
# of school board members: 7
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Columbus City Schools is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Angela Chapman is the superintendent of Columbus City Schools. Chapman was appointed interim superintendent in January 2023. On May 16, 2023, the CCS Board of Education confirmed Chapman as her own permanent successor. Her previous career experience includes serving as the district's Chief of Transformation and Leadership. She also served various administrative roles in school districts including: District of Columbia Public Schools, Massillon City School District, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, and Euclid City School District.[1][2]

Past superintendents

School board

The Columbus City Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.[5]


Elections

See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections

Members of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November of odd-numbered years.

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 6, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 6, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Columbus City Schools Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

“ 0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS

The Board of Education recognizes the value to school governance of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest. The Board offers public comment to members of the public per the procedures below. The Board applies these procedures to all speakers and does not discriminate based on the identity of the speaker, content of the speech, or viewpoint of the speaker. The Board will not accept comment on a matter that may come before the Board for an administrative hearing or on a matter, because of its nature, is deemed appropriate to be discussed in executive session.

The Board is also committed to conducting its meetings productively and efficiently so that the regular agenda of the Board is completed within a reasonable time, allows for a fair and adequate opportunity for input to be considered. Consequently, public comment at Board meetings will be governed by the following principles:

Any person or group wishing to speak on an agenda item shall register by email or phone call, through the Office of Customer Relations, their intent to speak and request reasonable accommodations including language interpreters no later than 3:30 PM on the day of the meeting and include:

A. name, affiliation with Columbus City Schools, and city of residence of the speaker;
B. group affiliation, if and when appropriate;
C. agenda topic to be addressed.

Upon receipt of a request to speak, the intended speaker will be advised of the policy for public participation. Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President.

To permit the fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board shall provide a period for public comment on any topic at a regular business meeting of the Board and publish rules to govern such participation in Board meetings. The Board encourages speakers who wish to comment about complex issues to mail or email written comments to the Board Liaison for Board members to review before the meeting.

The presiding officer of each Board meeting at which public comment is permitted shall administer the rules of the Board for its conduct.

The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:

A. Public comment shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business and/or at the discretion of the presiding officer. The presiding officer may allow public comment via audio or video conferencing.
B. Anyone having a legitimate interest in the actions of the Board may participate during the public portion of a regular business meeting.
C. Speakers must register their intention to speak with the Superintendent via the Office of Customer Relations no later than 3:30 PM on the day of the meeting.
D. Speakers must first be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name and, if and when appropriate, group affiliation.
1. Public comments related to agenda items shall be scheduled before Board Matters.
2. Public comments related to non-agenda items shall be scheduled at the discretion of the presiding officer and Superintendent.
E. Each statement made by a speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes duration, unless extended by the presiding officer.
F. No speaker may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
G. All statements shall be directed to the Board; no person may address or question Board members individually.
H. Speakers may use audio or video recordings . The person operating the recorder should contact the Superintendent via the Office of Customer Relations before the Board meeting to review possible placement of the equipment, and must agree to abide by the following conditions:
1. No obstructions are created between the Board and the audience.
2. No media interviews are conducted in the meeting room while the Board is in session.
3. No commentary, adjustment of equipment, or positioning of operators is made that would distract either the Board or members of the audience while the Board is in session and not disrupt the meeting.
4. Public comments are public record as cited in Policy 0149 and the Ohio Sunshine Law.
I. The presiding officer may:
1. prohibit public comments that are frivolous, repetitive, potentially defamatory and/or harassing;
2. interrupt, warn, or terminate a speaker's statement when the statement is too lengthy, abusive, off-topic, obscene, or irrelevant;
3. request any individual to leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum or is disruptive to the conduct of the meeting;
4. request the assistance of security or law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the orderly progress of the meeting;
5. call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action;
6. waive these rules.

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J. The portion of the meeting during which the public may comment shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes, unless extended by a vote of the Board.[7]
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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $115,041,000 $2,466 11%
Local: $622,639,000 $13,345 62%
State: $269,908,000 $5,785 27%
Total: $1,007,588,000 $21,596
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $971,338,000 $20,818
Total Current Expenditures: $711,733,000 $15,254
Instructional Expenditures: $421,580,000 $9,035 43%
Student and Staff Support: $80,944,000 $1,734 8%
Administration: $77,602,000 $1,663 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $131,607,000 $2,820 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,052,000 $65
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,837,000 $232
Interest on Debt: $22,739,000 $487


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $40,882 $121,125
2023-2024[10] $39,310 $116,460
2021-2022[11] $36,344 $107,679
2020-2021[11] $35,285 $104,542

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 24 9 13 <=10 18 29
2018-2019 32 41 24 33 40-49 38 47
2017-2018 30 37 23 30 30-39 37 44
2016-2017 32 38 24 31 30-39 39 47
2015-2016 32 37 24 31 50-59 38 46
2014-2015 41 51 35 42 50-59 46 53
2013-2014 51 59 44 51 50-59 58 63
2012-2013 50 59 43 52 50-59 57 61
2011-2012 54 67 47 56 60-69 61 64
2010-2011 54 72 47 55 55-59 64 64

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 35 20 23 20-29 31 41
2018-2019 38 40 31 36 40-49 46 52
2017-2018 35 34 29 32 40-49 43 49
2016-2017 35 32 29 31 20-29 42 48
2015-2016 31 29 25 28 50-59 38 44
2014-2015 54 51 50 53 50-59 61 63
2013-2014 64 55 60 61 60-69 73 72
2012-2013 63 58 59 63 60-69 70 71
2011-2012 62 64 58 61 60-69 70 69
2010-2011 62 69 58 63 60-64 68 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 75 75-79 79 59 >=50 80-84 75
2018-2019 72 65-69 75 57 >=50 75-79 73
2017-2018 73 60-64 75 55-59 >=50 80-84 74
2016-2017 78 55-59 81 65-69 PS 80-84 81
2015-2016 74 55-59 76 55-59 >=50 75-79 78
2014-2015 69 50-54 70 60-64 >=50 60-64 72
2013-2014 74 55-59 75 60-64 <50 75-79 75
2012-2013 77 80-84 77 65-69 PS 80-89 78
2011-2012 79 80-84 78 70-74 >=50 >=90 82
2010-2011 76 75-79 76 65-69 >=50 60-69 77


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 45,338 -0.5
2021-2022 45,547 -2.4
2020-2021 46,657 -4.5
2019-2020 48,759 -0.3
2018-2019 48,925 -2.6
2017-2018 50,219 -0.2
2016-2017 50,331 0.6
2015-2016 50,028 -0.8
2014-2015 50,407 -0.1
2013-2014 50,478 0.2
2012-2013 50,384 -0.2
2011-2012 50,488 -1.3
2010-2011 51,134 -3.3
2009-2010 52,810 -1.4
2008-2009 53,536 -3.2
2007-2008 55,269 -1.3
2006-2007 56,003 -5.3
2005-2006 58,961 -2.9
2004-2005 60,668 -4.0
2003-2004 63,098 -1.7
2002-2003 64,175 -1.0
2001-2002 64,833 0.5
2000-2001 64,511 -1.5
1999-2000 65,490 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Columbus City Schools (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9 2.8
Black 52.0 16.8
Hispanic 16.4 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 7.9 6.2
White 20.4 66.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Columbus City Schools had 3,050.72 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.86.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 108.00
Kindergarten: 209.14
Elementary: 1,310.95
Secondary: 1,288.97
Total: 3,050.72

Columbus City Schools employed 23.00 district administrators and 193.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 23.00
District Administrative Support: 803.51
School Administrators: 193.00
School Administrative Support: 492.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 962.76
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 182.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 27.00
Library/Media Support: 76.00
Student Support Services: 518.53
Other Support Services: 2,029.61


Schools

Columbus City Schools operates 118 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alpine Elementary School307PK-3
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)5326-8
Avalon Elementary School375KG-3
Avondale Elementary School240PK-5
Beatty Park Elementary School47KG-5
Beechcroft High School6589-12
Berwick Alternative K-8 School633PK-8
Binns Elementary School297KG-5
Briggs High School9809-12
Broadleigh Elementary School277PK-5
Buckeye Middle School3596-8
Burroughs Elementary School388PK-5
Cassady Alternative Elementary School305PK-5
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School335PK-5
Centennial High School7329-12
Champion Middle School3316-8
Clinton Elementary School460KG-5
Colerain Elementary School169PK-5
Columbus Africentric Early College Es418PK-5
Columbus Africentric Early College High School3679-12
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School1636-8
Columbus Alternative High School7589-12
Columbus City Preparatory School For Boys1056-8
Columbus City Preparatory School For Girls2246-8
Columbus Downtown High School5011-12
Columbus North International School (7-12)3929-12
Columbus Online Academy649KG-12
Columbus Scioto 6-12926-12
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School456PK-5
Como Elementary School234PK-5
Cranbrook Elementary School266KG-5
Devonshire Alternative Elementary School440PK-5
Dominion Middle School7176-8
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School194PK-5
Eakin Elementary School263PK-5
Early Childhood Education And Family Center22PK-PK
Early Childhood Education King Center0PK-PK
East Columbus Elementary School367PK-5
Eastgate Elementary School207PK-5
Easthaven Elementary School395PK-5
East High School4409-12
East Linden Elementary School283PK-5
Eastmoor Academy6739-12
Ecole Kenwood French Immersion452PK-5
Fairmoor Elementary School359PK-5
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School237PK-6
Forest Park Elementary School380PK-5
Fort Hayes Arts And Academic Hs7189-12
Fort Hayes Career Center11710-12
Gables Elementary School428KG-5
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School463PK-5
G. Tyree Learning School7PK-PK
Hamilton Stem Academy (K-6)385PK-6
Highland Elementary School301PK-5
Hilltonia Middle School4416-8
Hubbard Elementary School243PK-5
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School415PK-5
Independence High School6649-12
Indianola Informal K-8 School684KG-8
Indian Springs Elementary School363KG-5
Innis Elementary School224KG-5
Johnson Park Middle School3476-8
Leawood Elementary School313PK-5
Liberty Elementary School504PK-5
Lincoln Park Elementary School251PK-6
Lindbergh Elementary School227PK-5
Linden-Mckinley Stem Academy7767-12
Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center67PK-PK
Linden Stem Academy (K-6)369PK-6
Livingston Elementary School326PK-6
Maize Road Elementary School310PK-5
Marion-Franklin High School4739-12
Medina Middle School3986-8
Mifflin Alternative Middle School3616-8
Mifflin High School7499-12
Moler Elementary School303PK-6
Northgate Intermediate2674-5
Northland High School9049-12
North Linden Elementary School313KG-5
Northtowne Elementary School304PK-5
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary279PK-5
Oakmont Elementary School280KG-5
Ohio Avenue Elementary School241PK-5
Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School481PK-5
Parkmoor Elementary School284PK-5
Parsons Elementary School354PK-5
Ridgeview Middle School5146-8
Salem Elementary School303PK-5
Scottwood Elementary School449PK-5
Shady Lane Elementary School330PK-5
Sherwood Middle School4296-8
Siebert Elementary School314PK-6
South High School9037-12
South Mifflin Stem Academy (K-6)243PK-6
Southwood Elementary School273PK-6
Special Education Center158PK-12
Starling Pk-8557PK-8
Stewart Alternative Elementary School312PK-6
Sullivant Elementary School257PK-5
Trevitt Elementary School201PK-5
Valley Forge Elementary School240PK-5
Valleyview Elementary School286PK-5
Walnut Ridge High School6849-12
Watkins Elementary School295PK-5
Wedgewood Middle School5226-8
Weinland Park Elementary School320PK-5
West Broad Elementary School369PK-5
Westgate Alternative Elementary School277PK-5
West High School8379-12
Westmoor Middle School4336-8
West Mound Elementary School323PK-5
Whetstone High School9769-12
Windsor Stem Academy (K-6)329PK-6
Winterset Elementary School298PK-5
Woodcrest Elementary School262PK-5
Woodward Park Middle School8276-8
World Language Middle School4726-8
Yorktown Middle School3826-8

Noteworthy events

2010-2018: State conducts special audit of school district for attendance data and grade manipulation

From 2010 to 2018, Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost conducted an investigation of Columbus City Schools' student attendance data and grade changes for alleged data manipulation. The investigation related to the school district's practice of withdrawing and then re-enrolling students with low attendance records and Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) test scores in order to exclude those students’ attendance and test score data from the district's annual report cards that were submitted to the state. The district said that it regularly withdrew students with 10 consecutive unexcused absences. The district did not have supporting documentation relating to its attendance and grade change data collection practices or methodologies. The state's audit determined that the data had been manipulated. The audit reported that the district lacked documentation and records and had high data error rates in its reporting. Yost launched a statewide audit of student attendance in July 2012. The results of the review were released in February 2013. Yost also initiated a separate special audit of the Columbus City School District in November 2012. Yost said that he would refer some school district employees for criminal prosecution. Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, the school district ended its previous data collection and reporting practices. On October 22, 2013, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to create new attendance policies that would require court hearings and district investigations into a student's whereabouts prior to removal from attendance records. In 2018, the state and the school district resolved the investigation. More than 100 district officials were subjected to disciplinary action by the Ohio Department of Education related to the investigation.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Contact information

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Columbus City Schools
270 E State St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-365-5000

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Columbus City Schools selects Angela Chapman as next superintendent," accessed September 19, 2023
  2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Dr. Angela M. Chapman," accessed September 19, 2023
  3. ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Leadership / Superintendent," accessed June 18, 2021
  4. ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Superintendent," accessed September 13, 2013
  5. ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Board Policies: 0000 Bylaws: NUMBER," accessed June 18, 2021
  6. ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Board Policies: Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed June 5, 2017
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. ↑ Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "Teacher Salary Schedule," accessed April 21, 2025
  10. ↑ Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "Teacher Salary Schedule," accessed February 2, 2024
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "Columbus Education Association Master Agreement 2019-2022," April 3, 2020
  12. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  13. ↑ Ohio Auditor of State, "Attendance Data "Scrubbing" and Grade Manipulation Confirmed in Special Audit of Columbus City Schools," January 28, 2014
  14. ↑ Ohio Auditor of State, "Special audit: Columbus City School District," January 28, 2014
  15. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Columbus' school attendance falls with ‘unscrubbed’ data," September 8, 2013
  16. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Subpoenas show Columbus City Schools probe has grown," September 15, 2013
  17. ↑ WOSU, "Columbus City Schools Adopts New Attendance, Withdrawal Policies," October 24, 2013
  18. ↑ The Alliance Review, "Ohio completes probe of data scrubbing by Columbus schools," April 11, 2018
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