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Youngstown, Ohio - 1 schools
At $28,486 per pupil, Youngstown Preparatory Academy ranks #16 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Youngstown Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 117 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $28,486 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 29.1% local, 29.8% state, and 41.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 36.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.8% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White across the district's schools.
Youngstown Preparatory Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Youngstown Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Youngstown Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Youngstown Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Youngstown Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 36.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Youngstown Preparatory Academy'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 Youngstown Preparatory Academy?
Youngstown Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 117 students.
How much does Youngstown Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Youngstown Preparatory Academy spends $28,486 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Youngstown Preparatory Academy?
Youngstown Preparatory Academy students are 77.8% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.