Youngstown Preparatory Academy

Public school district · Mahoning County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3901634

Youngstown Preparatory Academy spent $13,205 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 126 students in 2024-25; 46.5% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Youngstown Preparatory Academy in enrollment (114 to 119 students) and Youngstown Preparatory Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Youngstown Preparatory Academy, FY23Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; Priority High School $7,211; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kMiami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High Scho…$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Cent…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High S…$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580Priority High School$7,211State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Youngstown Preparatory Academy, FY23Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; Priority High School $7,211; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kMiami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central C…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580Priority High School$7,211State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Youngstown Preparatory Academy, FY23Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; Priority High School $7,211; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kMiami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580Priority High School$7,211State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Youngstown Preparatory Academy, FY23Miami Valley Academies $16,798; Innovation Academy West $15,632; Stark High School $15,496; Gem City Career Prep High School $15,059; Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus $14,286; Central High School $13,280; Youngstown Preparatory Academy $13,205; North Woods Career Prep High School $12,731; Imagine Leadership Academy $12,580; Priority High School $7,211; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20kMiami Valley Academies$16,798Innovation Academy West$15,632Stark High School$15,496Gem City Career Prep High School$15,059Focus Learning Academy of Central Colum…$14,286Central High School$13,280Youngstown Preparatory Academy$13,205North Woods Career Prep High School$12,731Imagine Leadership Academy$12,580Priority High School$7,211State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$1,745,000 in revenue: 46.5% state, not reported local and 53.5% federal. Total spending including $198,000 of capital outlay was $1,752,000, or $14,974 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Youngstown Preparatory Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $812,000; Local $0; Federal $933,000; total $1,745,000.
  • State$812,000 47%
  • Local$0 0%
  • Federal$933,000 53%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

117 students in 2022-23, 112 students in 2023-24, 126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Youngstown Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 117, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231172023-241122024-25126
Youngstown Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 117, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231172023-241122024-25126
Youngstown Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 117, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231172023-241122024-25126
Youngstown Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 117, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231172023-241122024-25126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231177.016.7
2023-241127.016.0
2024-251262.063.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$534,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,564 per student

Youngstown Preparatory Academy booked $534,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 7 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $76,286 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 42 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$443,00083.0%
Special education$91,00017.0%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Youngstown Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts0-50%59%20
Math0-50%54%18

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Youngstown Preparatory Academy12663.0All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Youngstown Preparatory Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Youngstown Preparatory Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentYoungstown Preparatory Academy ranks 409 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,205).#409 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioYoungstown Preparatory Academy is the number 911 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 117 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#911 of 999
  3. Gem City Career Prep High SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 118 students in fall 2022, $15,059 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,059
  4. Stark High SchoolThe next smaller Ohio district: 115 students in fall 2022, $15,496 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,496
  5. Compare Youngstown Preparatory Academy with Gem City Career Prep High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across OhioYoungstown Preparatory Academy spent $76,286 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$76,286
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Youngstown Preparatory Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Youngstown Preparatory Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Youngstown Preparatory Academy spend per student?
    $13,205 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Youngstown Preparatory Academy's money come from?
    $1,745,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.5% state, not reported local and 53.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Youngstown Preparatory Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $534,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,564 per student. Divided by the 7 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,286 per teacher, more than 42 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Youngstown Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Youngstown Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Youngstown Preparatory Academy's NCES district ID?
    3901634. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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