School District · Ohio
Columbus City School District
📍 Columbus, OH · Franklin County · NCES LEAID 3904380
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Rating
45,338
Students
118
Schools
Pre-K – 12th
Grade Span
21
Zip Codes
District Contact & Information
Source: NCES CCD 2024–25Grades Served
Pre-K – 12th
District Phone
District Website
District Mailing Address
270 E State St, Columbus, OH 43215
Enrollment
45,338 students
Schools
118
County
NCES District ID (LEAID)
3904380
District Type
Public School District
Schools in Columbus City School District
116 schools listed| School | Level | Grades | Students | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 3rd | 348 | Columbus |
| Avalon Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 3rd | 399 | Columbus |
| Avondale Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 270 | Columbus |
| Beatty Park Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 57 | Columbus |
| Binns Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 299 | Columbus |
| Broadleigh Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 302 | Columbus |
| Burroughs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 371 | Columbus |
| Cassady Alternative Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 308 | Columbus |
| Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 326 | Columbus |
| Clinton Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 491 | Columbus |
| Colerain Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 181 | Columbus |
| Columbus Africentric Early College ES | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 374 | Columbus |
| Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 471 | Columbus |
| Como Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 225 | Columbus |
| Cranbrook Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 298 | Columbus |
| Devonshire Alternative Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 414 | Columbus |
| Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 183 | Columbus |
| Eakin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 242 | Columbus |
| Early Childhood Education and Family Center | Elementary | Pre-K | 22 | Columbus |
| East Columbus Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 364 | Columbus |
| East Linden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 311 | Columbus |
| Eastgate Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 171 | Columbus |
| Easthaven Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 489 | Columbus |
| Ecole Kenwood French Immersion | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 474 | Columbus |
| Fairmoor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 461 | Columbus |
| Forest Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 375 | Columbus |
| Gables Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 446 | Columbus |
| Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 484 | Columbus |
| Highland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 313 | Columbus |
| Hubbard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 280 | Columbus |
| Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 463 | Columbus |
| Indian Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 396 | Columbus |
| Innis Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 281 | Columbus |
| Leawood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 331 | Columbus |
| Liberty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 545 | Columbus |
| Lindbergh Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 267 | Columbus |
| Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center | Elementary | Pre-K | 64 | Columbus |
| Maize Road Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 334 | Columbus |
| North Linden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 292 | Columbus |
| Northgate Intermediate | Elementary | 4th – 5th | 273 | Columbus |
| Northtowne Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 321 | Columbus |
| Oakland Park Alternative Elementary | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 295 | Columbus |
| Oakmont Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 307 | Columbus |
| Ohio Avenue Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 201 | Columbus |
| Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 521 | Columbus |
| Parkmoor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 304 | Columbus |
| Parsons Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 365 | Columbus |
| Salem Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 342 | Columbus |
| Scottwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 484 | Columbus |
| Shady Lane Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 382 | Columbus |
| Sullivant Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 265 | Columbus |
| Trevitt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | — | Columbus |
| Valley Forge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 310 | Columbus |
| Valleyview Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 298 | Columbus |
| Watkins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 278 | Columbus |
| Weinland Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 279 | Columbus |
| West Broad Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 356 | Columbus |
| West Mound Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 316 | Columbus |
| Westgate Alternative Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 279 | Columbus |
| Winterset Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 326 | Columbus |
| Woodcrest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 286 | Columbus |
| Arts Impact Middle School (Aims) | Middle | 6th – 8th | 507 | Columbus |
| Buckeye Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 326 | Columbus |
| Champion Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 338 | Columbus |
| Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 198 | Columbus |
| Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys | Middle | 6th – 8th | 106 | Columbus |
| Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls | Middle | 6th – 8th | 196 | Columbus |
| Dominion Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 745 | Columbus |
| Hilltonia Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 420 | Columbus |
| Johnson Park Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 349 | Columbus |
| Medina Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 438 | Columbus |
| Mifflin Alternative Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 356 | Columbus |
| Ridgeview Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 485 | Columbus |
| Sherwood Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 498 | Columbus |
| Wedgewood Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 476 | Columbus |
| Westmoor Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 416 | Columbus |
| Woodward Park Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 836 | Columbus |
| World Language Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 536 | Columbus |
| Yorktown Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 362 | Columbus |
| Beechcroft High School | High | 9th – 12th | 587 | Columbus |
| Briggs High School | High | 9th – 12th | 956 | Columbus |
| Centennial High School | High | 9th – 12th | 702 | Columbus |
| Columbus Africentric Early College High School | High | 9th – 12th | 332 | Columbus |
| Columbus Alternative High School | High | 9th – 12th | 820 | Columbus |
| Columbus Downtown High School | High | 10th – 12th | 48 | Columbus |
| Columbus International High School | High | 9th – 12th | 540 | Columbus |
| East High School | High | 9th – 12th | 431 | Columbus |
| Eastmoor Academy | High | 9th – 12th | 584 | Columbus |
| Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS | High | 9th – 12th | 752 | Columbus |
| Fort Hayes Career Center | High | 10th – 12th | 102 | Columbus |
| Independence High School | High | 9th – 12th | 852 | Columbus |
| Marion-Franklin High School | High | 9th – 12th | 430 | Columbus |
| Mifflin High School | High | 9th – 12th | 801 | Columbus |
| Northland High School | High | 9th – 12th | 1,029 | Columbus |
| Walnut Ridge High School | High | 9th – 12th | 775 | Columbus |
| West High School | High | 9th – 12th | 846 | Columbus |
| Whetstone High School | High | 9th – 12th | 1,017 | Columbus |
| Berwick Alternative K-8 School | Other | Pre-K – 8th | 691 | Columbus |
| Columbus Online Academy | Other | 7th – 12th | 305 | Columbus |
| Columbus Scioto 6-12 | Other | 6th – 12th | 92 | Columbus |
| Fairwood Alternative Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 202 | Columbus |
| Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6) | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 369 | Columbus |
| Indianola Informal K-8 School | Other | Kindergarten – 8th | 721 | Columbus |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 232 | Columbus |
| Linden STEM Academy (K-6) | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 400 | Columbus |
| Linden-McKinley STEM Academy | Other | 7th – 12th | 795 | Columbus |
| Livingston Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 298 | Columbus |
| Moler Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 287 | Columbus |
| Siebert Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 373 | Columbus |
| South High School | Other | 7th – 12th | 873 | Columbus |
| South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 233 | Columbus |
| Southwood Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 309 | Columbus |
| Special Education Center | Other | 2nd – 12th | 178 | Columbus |
| Starling PK-8 | Other | Pre-K – 8th | 525 | Columbus |
| Stewart Alternative Elementary School | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 319 | Columbus |
| Windsor STEM Academy (K-6) | Other | Pre-K – 6th | 345 | Columbus |
NCES lists 116 schools individually for this district while its district-level directory record reports 118. The two files are compiled separately and can differ when a school opens, closes or changes agency mid-year.
Ohio School District Income Tax
No district income taxColumbus City School District is not among the 214 Ohio school districts that levy a school district income tax for 2026, so residents do not owe school district income tax to this district. You may still need your district’s number when filing an Ohio return.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, school district income tax rates effective January 1, 2026 (published December 30, 2025). The school district income tax is owed on where you live, not where you work or attend school. Confirm your district with Ohio’s official The Finder before filing.
Zip Codes Served by Columbus City School District
21 zip codes| Zip Code | City | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43002 | Amlin | Franklin County | OH |
| 43201 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43202 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43203 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43204 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43205 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43206 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43207 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43209 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43210 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43211 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43212 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43214 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43215 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43218 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43219 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43222 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43224 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43227 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43229 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
| 43232 | Columbus | Franklin County | OH |
Frequently Asked Questions
What zip codes are in Columbus City School District?▼
Columbus City School District serves 21 zip codes: 43002, 43201, 43202, 43203, 43204, 43205, 43206, 43207, 43209, 43210, 43211, 43212, 43214, 43215, 43218, 43219, 43222, 43224, 43227, 43229, 43232. Zip codes and district boundaries do not line up exactly, so confirm your exact address with the district office before you rely on an assignment.
How is Columbus City School District rated?▼
Columbus City School District has an overall rating of 1 out of 10 (Poor), based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (Ohio State Tests 2024–25). That places it in the 3rd percentile among Ohio school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within Ohio only and are not comparable across states.
How many students attend Columbus City School District?▼
The NCES Common Core of Data directory reports enrollment of 45,338 students across 118 schools for Columbus City School District.
What grades does Columbus City School District serve?▼
Columbus City School District is listed in the NCES directory as serving grades Pre-K – 12th.
What schools are in Columbus City School District?▼
NCES lists 116 schools operating under Columbus City School District: 61 elementary, 18 middle, 18 high, 19 other or combined. Each school's grade span, enrollment and city are listed on this page. Attendance zones are set by the district and a school on this list is not necessarily the one your address is assigned to.
How do I contact Columbus City School District?▼
You can reach Columbus City School District by phone at (614)365-5000 or online at www.ccsoh.us or by mail at 270 E State St, Columbus, OH 43215. Contact details come from the NCES district directory and are the best way to confirm which school your address is assigned to.
About Columbus City School District
Columbus City School District is a public school district serving 21 zip codes in Ohio, primarily in Franklin County. It carries an overall rating of 1/10 (Poor), the 3rd percentile among Ohio districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (Ohio State Tests 2024–25) and is ranked only against other Ohio districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
Schools in this district
NCES lists 116 schools operating under Columbus City School District — 61 elementary, 18 middle, 18 high and 19 other or combined. The largest by enrollment is Northland High School with 1,029 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.
Checking your own address
District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your assignment with the district office at (614)365-5000 before making a housing decision.