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Youngstown, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Austintown Local Schools #439 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,352 per pupil, Austintown Local Schools ranks #710 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,105
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,352
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Austintown Local Schools operates 4 public schools serving 4,105 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $12,352 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.9% local, 43.1% state, and 16.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #439 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 395.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% White, 14.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Austintown Middle School, with a diversity index of 50.7/100.
Its largest campus is Fitch High School, enrolling 1,235 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Fitch High School accounts for 30.0% of all Austintown Local Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Austintown Local Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Austintown Local Schools student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
Austintown Local Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Austintown Local Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,105 students.
How much does Austintown Local Schools spend per student?
Austintown Local Schools spends $12,352 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #439 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Austintown Local Schools?
Austintown Local Schools students are 68.6% White, 14.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Austintown Local Schools?
Austintown Local Schools has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #439 out of 806 districts in Ohio.