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Youngstown, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Boardman Local #603 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,534 per pupil, Boardman Local ranks #681 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,726
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,534
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Boardman Local operates 7 public schools serving 3,726 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $12,534 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 67.3% local, 20.3% state, and 12.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #603 of 806 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 392.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 12.6% African American, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robinwood Lane Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.
Its largest campus is Boardman High School, enrolling 1,005 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Spartan Online Academy, at 7 students, a 144x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Boardman High School accounts for 27.0% of all Boardman Local student enrollment
That concentration means Boardman Local-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.
Boardman Local school enrollment varies 144× across entities
Boardman Local school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 1,005 students (highest), a spread of 998 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Boardman Local student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — 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.
Boardman Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Boardman Local is typically wider than the Boardman Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Boardman Local has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,726 students.
How much does Boardman Local spend per student?
Boardman Local spends $12,534 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #603 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Boardman Local?
Boardman Local students are 65.7% White, 12.6% African American, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boardman Local?
Boardman Local has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #603 out of 806 districts in Ohio.