An equity score of 37/100 ranks Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown #563 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,979 per pupil, Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown ranks #445 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown operates 1 public schools serving 243 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mahoning County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,979 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.7% local, 65.8% state, and 31.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #563 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 374:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 54.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.1% African American, 10.2% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown accounts for 100.0% of all Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown a distant remainder — means Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown chronic absenteeism rate is 54.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown?
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 243 students.
How much does Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown spend per student?
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown spends $14,979 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #563 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown?
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown students are 70.1% African American, 10.2% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown?
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #563 out of 821 districts in Ohio.