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Youngstown, Ohio - 15 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Youngstown City #144 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,187 per pupil, Youngstown City ranks #24 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,639
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$27,187
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Youngstown City operates 15 public schools serving 4,639 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 4 high, 2 elementary, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $27,187 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.8% local, 38.7% state, and 43.4% 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 63/100, ranked #144 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 211.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 68.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% African American, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paul C Bunn Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Its largest campus is East High School, enrolling 612 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Choffin Career Cntr, at 29 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Youngstown City school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Youngstown City school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 612 students (highest), a spread of 583 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Youngstown City student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Youngstown City chronic absenteeism rate is 68.3% — 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.
Youngstown City has 15 schools, including 4 high, 2 elementary, 7 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 4,639 students.
How much does Youngstown City spend per student?
Youngstown City spends $27,187 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #144 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Youngstown City?
Youngstown City students are 48.7% African American, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Youngstown City?
Youngstown City has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #144 out of 806 districts in Ohio.