Columbus City school buildings ranked by highest and lowest occupancy. See the list

As Columbus City Schools begins the process of looking at which of its more than 100 buildings might close in the coming years, it has released data to the public on which buildings are over capacity and which school buildings have significant vacancies.

The data on school populations was published in an interactive dashboard the district assembled for the "Community Facility Task Force," which will make recommendations to the district on which buildings might close and which ones to repair and upgrade.

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Columbus City Schools is the state's largest district, but enrollment peaked at 110,173 during the 1971-72 school year. It now reports having about 46,000 students.

While there are 113 CCS school buildings, not all of them are uniformly occupied. In fact, some schools have utilization below 25% of their capacity, while enrollment at others is up to 120% of capacity. Utilization means the percentage used of a school building's capacity based on a four-year average of enrollment, district officials said at a March meeting with the Community Facility Task Force.

Here are the CCS schools with the ten highest and lowest utilization rates:

The 10 emptiest Columbus City school buildings

1. Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys: 23.2% utilized (100 students for 431 capacity)

2. Columbus Scioto 6-12: 27.9% utilized (97 students for 348 capacity)

3. Columbus Gifted Academy: 42.2% utilized (329 students for 761 capacity)

4. East High School: 43.5% utilized (417 students for 958 capacity)

5. Marion-Franklin High School: 43.8% utilized (443 students for 1,012 capacity)

6. Columbus Downtown High School: 45.9% utilized (373 students for 813 capacity)

7. Columbus City Preparatory for Girls: 46% utilized (223 students for 485 capacity)

8. Duxberry Park Elementary School: 46.5% utilized (186 students for 400 capacity)

9. Fairwood Elementary School: 50.3% utilized (239 students for 475 capacity)

10. Windsor STEM Academy: 55.2% utilized (331 students for 600 capacity)

The 10 fullest Columbus City school buildings

1. Siebert Elementary School: 120% utilized (330 students for 275 capacity)

2. Clinton Elementary School: 117.3% utilized (440 students for 375 capacity)

3. Liberty Elementary School: 112.9% utilized (508 students for 450 capacity)

4. Easthaven Elementary School: 111.7% utilized (419 students for 375 capacity)

5. Centennial High School: 110.6% utilized (680 students for 615 capacity)

6. Olde Orchard Elementary School: 106.7% utilized (480 students for 450 capacity)

7. Briggs High School: 101.6% utilized (937 students for 922 capacity)

8. Avalon Elementary School: 101.1% utilized (379 students for 375 capacity)

9. Georgian Heights Elementary School: 101.1% utilized (455 students for 450 capacity)

10. Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy: 101.1% utilized (455 students for 450 capacity)

How can I see how full my CCS school is?

Columbus City Schools created an interactive web dashboard with various filter tools for the facility advisory task force and the public to interact with as the district figures out which schools to close. It is available on the Community Facility Task Force webpage. From there, residents can see how their own school building stacks up next to others.

In addition to showing student populations, the dashboard also shows which buildings may require substantial facilities improvements or are of significant age.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus City school building occupancies vary widely