CA Advantage

FACULTY

• 67% of teachers hold advanced degrees (Masters and/or Doctoral)
• Average years of teaching experience: 20
• 127 Full-time faculty; 21 Part-time faculty
• Student-teacher ratio = 8:1

ACADEMIC AND CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE

• 28.1% of the last seven graduating classes received recognition in the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship competitions
  
• CA offers Advanced Placement exam preparation in 19 subjects
• 356 Advanced Placement (AP) tests were taken by members of the Class of 2011 for an average of 4.29 per student
  
• CA's 2011 SAT average scores: Math 660, Reading 643, Writing 658
• CA's 2011 ACT average score: 28
• The first school in Central Ohio to introduce:
  • All-day Kindergarten
  • Elementary foreign language instruction in Spanish
  • Asian studies curriculum beginning in seventh grade, including a longstanding exchange program with the Hefei City Schools in Hefei, China.

ATHLETICS AND ARTS SUCCESS

• 26 team State Championships in baseball, field hockey, football, boys golf, girls lacrosse, boys soccer, boys tennis, girls tennis and boys track
• 29 team State Runners-Up in baseball, boys basketball, field hockey, boys golf, girls lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis and boys track
• 36 individual State Titles achieved in boys and girls golf, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls 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 National Gold Key as well as musicians earning the highest ratings in OMEA Solo and Ensemble contests

ENROLLMENT

• 1075 Students (51% boys, 49% girls)
  

ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID

• Our students represent 49 different zip codes
• 25.5% students-of-color representation
• $3.2 million in need-based financial aid and tuition remission for 255 students (24% of the student body)
• The only school in Ohio to receive a $2 million endowment grant from the Malone Family Foundation for financial aid

COLLEGE ADMISSION

• Class of 2011; 83 graduates, 100% attending 55 different four-year colleges and universities around the country
  

LIVING ALUMNI

• 3,200+

PLANT AND LAND FACTS

• 231 acres
• $41 million in value

OPERATING BUDGET

• $22.6 million

ENDOWMENT

• $23.5 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 cover over 6% of the school's operating budget and expenses; last year, more than $1.465 million was contributed by trustees, parents, alumni, grandparents, former parents, faculty/staff and friends
• Over $185,000 was raised by Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA) initiatives during the 2009-10 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)