CA Advantage

FACULTY

• 65% of teachers hold advanced degrees (Masters and/or Doctoral)
• Average years of teaching experience: 18
• 127 Full time faculty; 18 Part-time faculty
• Student-teacher ratio = 8:1

ACADEMIC AND CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE

• 27.5% of the last six graduating classes received recognition in the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship competitions
  
• CA offers Advanced Placement exam preparation in 19 subjects
• 389 Advanced Placement (AP) tests were taken by members of the Class of 2009 for an average of 4.3 per student
  
• CA's 2009 SAT average scores: Math 648, Reading 637, Writing 638
  • 2009 Ohio average scores: Math 546, Reading 537, Writing 523
  • 2009 National average scores: Math 515, Reading 501, Writing 493
• CA's 2009 ACT average score: 28.2
  • 2009 Ohio average score: 21.7
    
• The first school in central Ohio to introduce:
  • All-day Kindergarten
  • An Asian studies curriculum beginning in seventh grade – including a 10+ year relationship and exchange program with the Hefei City Schools in Hefei, China.
  • Elementary foreign language instruction in Spanish

ATHLETICS AND ARTS SUCCESS

• 25 team State Championships in baseball, field hockey, football, boys golf, girls lacrosse, boys soccer, boys tennis, girls tennis and boys track
• 28 team State Runners-Up in baseball, boys basketball, field hockey, boys golf, girls lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis and boys track
• 32 individual State Championships achieved in boys golf, boys and girls swimming, boys tennis, boys track and wrestling
• A thriving arts program (performing and visual) resulting in concerts, plays and musicals in all divisions throughout the school year as well as student artworks being selected for the Governor's Art Show and musicians earning the highest ratings in OMEA Solo and Ensemble contests

ENROLLMENT

• 1077 Students (51% boys, 49% girls)
  

ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID

• Our students represent over 50 different zip codes
• 23% students-of-color representation
• $1.7 million in need-based financial aid for 171 students (16% of the student body)

COLLEGE ADMISSION

• Class of 2009; 91 graduates, 100% attending 53 different four-year colleges
• 55% of CA seniors go "out of state" to college compared to an average of 33% from local suburban schools

LIVING ALUMNI

• 2,900

PLANT AND LAND FACTS

• 231 acres
• $41 million in value

OPERATING BUDGET

• $22 million

ENDOWMENT

• $20 million (market value)

GIFT SUPPORT AND PHILANTHROPY

• The Advancing the Quest capital campaign raised $17.5 million in gifts and pledges, exceeding its goal
  
• Income from non-discretionary Annual Fund gifts covered over 6% of the school's operating budget and expenses. Last year, more than $1.4 million was contributed by trustees, parents, alumni, grandparents, former parents, faculty/staff and friends
• $169,700 was raised by Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA) initiatives during the 2008-09 school year
  

ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS website)
  
• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS website)
  
• Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS website)