This puts the student at a distinct disadvantage if these students should need to transfer to a different high school within the district. Also, with such a variety of offerings, successful students are required to make sound and critical career decisions well before entering high school. Exhibit 3.2.1 shows the number and percentage of high schools offering courses in the different first year foreign languages available in the district. All high schools in the Columbus Public Schools do not offer the same foreign language courses. Therefore, a student who attends one high school may not have the same access to foreign language courses.
Few students have access to foreign languages other than French and Spanish.
Inequitable access to curricular offerings is also evidenced by the number of courses designated as honors level in the core curriculum offered to students in the high schools. Exhibit 3.2.2 shows a sample of the honors level core curriculum offerings by the number and percentage of high schools offering that course. Only seven percent of the 25 core honors courses are offered by more than half of the district high schools. The majority of the district schools do not offer courses in many honors courses. Interviews with district personnel also indicate that there is disparity in the courses that are offered throughout the district.