Enrollment
727
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Canfield, OH
Mahoning Career & Technical
Federal NCES profile for Mahoning Career & Technical, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390512404075
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 27
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mahoning Career & Technical earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #10 of 10
- public schools in Canfield · Resource Index
- 19
- Resource Index · Lower
- 60.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 727
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Mahoning Career & Technical ranks #10 of 10 public schools in Canfield, OH.
School address
District: Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr · Ohio
NCES ID 390512404075 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
60.3%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
+91% vs state
What stands out at Mahoning Career & Technical
Mahoning Career & Technical is a higher-need, large combined-grade school in Canfield, Ohio, enrolling 727 students.
Economic need is high: 60.3% of students qualify for free meals, 91% above the Ohio average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 727 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 131 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #115, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 364 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 56.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr spends $21,117 per pupil, 44% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 232 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 727 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Among Canfield's public schools, it stands alongside Mahoning Unlimited Classroom (170 students): Mahoning Career & Technical is larger than that campus by headcount.
Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr operates only this one school, so Mahoning Career & Technical has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Mahoning Career & Technical compares
Mahoning Career & Technical on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 60.3% | ▲ 91% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 727 | top 14% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
727
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
60.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 91% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
56.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,117
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 364 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
135
in-school suspensions + 97 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 18.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 31.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 85.3%
African American 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Two or More 4.4%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 85.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.6, Mahoning Career & Technical is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr, which includes Mahoning Career & Technical.
$21,117
Per student
+44%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.6%
State 35.0%
Federal 8.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Canfield
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mahoning Career & Technical
How many students attend Mahoning Career & Technical?
Mahoning Career & Technical has 727 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Canfield, OH.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mahoning Career & Technical?
60.3% of students at Mahoning Career & Technical are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mahoning Career & Technical?
The largest demographic group at Mahoning Career & Technical is White at 85.3% of enrollment, in Canfield, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mahoning Career & Technical?
Mahoning Career & Technical has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Mahoning Career & Technical rank among public schools in Canfield?
By Resource Investment Index, Mahoning Career & Technical ranks #10 of 10 public schools in Canfield, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Canfield on the city page.
Is Mahoning Career & Technical a good school?
Mahoning Career & Technical earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr?
None reported; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr operates only Mahoning Career & Technical as a public school district in NCES's records.
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