COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Education has requested an audit of an online charter school whose enrollment figures have been questioned.

        As a charter school, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, or eCOT, receives $4,633 from the state for every child enrolled. eCOT reports that more than 2,900 students are enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade, but that it is receiving funding based on the state's count of 2,270 students as of Oct. 30.

        “There were concerns raised about the number of students attending versus the number of names submitted” to the department for funding, Kim Norris, spokeswoman for state Auditor Jim Petro, said.

        School spokesman John Ledingham said the school is working to ensure the numbers it submits are accurate.

        “All our files are completely open,” he said.

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