Southern Ohio Career Academy

Chillicothe · OH · Southern Ohio Career Academy · Public charter

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Southern Ohio Career Academy compares for families

What families should know about Southern Ohio Career Academy.

  • LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf), Columbus Scioto 6-12, Southeastern High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

81.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +14.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 48 students:

2025
55
2027
72
2029
94

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)
Circleville
Public 19.6 108 +10.2%
Columbus Scioto 6-12
Columbus
Public 39.3 55 +3.8%
Southeastern High School
Chillicothe
Public 6.8 251 -4.2%
Paint Valley High School
Bainbridge
Public 14.0 184 -14.8%
Summit Academy Transition High School-Columbus
Columbus
Public · charter 40.2 36
Western High School
Latham
Public 21.7 149 -21.2%
Huntington High School
Chillicothe
Public 7.3 300 +3.8%
Eastern High School
Beaver
Public 21.9 163 -6.9%

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