Other / mixed grade configuration · Youngstown, OH

Mahoning County High School

Federal NCES profile for Mahoning County High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390132905451Charter school
0/100100/10059/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mahoning County High School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#2 of 11
schools in Youngstown · Resource Index
59
Resource Index · Higher
7.6:1
small classes for Ohio
107
students enrolled

Mahoning County High School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mahoning County High School ranks #2 of 11 schools in Youngstown, OH.

Enrollment

107

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

14.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.6:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-58% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mahoning County High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mahoning County High School

Mahoning County High School is a small charter combined-grade school in Youngstown, Ohio, enrolling 107 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Mahoning County High School is leaner than roughly 98% of Ohio schools and 58% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Ohio schools, with 107 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (51%) and White (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 64/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 107 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Mahoning County High School spends $27,531 per pupil, 88% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 37.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Youngstown's public schools, it stands alongside Austintown Elementary School (996 students): Mahoning County High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.6:1 vs 17.8:1).

Mahoning County High School is a single-school charter district, so Mahoning County High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 107 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.

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 County High School compares

Mahoning County High School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.6:1 ▼ 58% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 107 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
107
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.6:1
students per teacher - 58% below state mean
Top 2% in Ohio - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$27,531
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 107 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

African American 51.4%
White 28.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10.3%
Two or More 10.3%

Largest group: African American at 51.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.6, Mahoning County High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mahoning County High School, which includes Mahoning County High School.

$27,531
Per student
+88%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.4%
State 36.3%
Federal 37.3%

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 Youngstown

6 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

Verify locally before acting on Mahoning County High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mahoning County High School

How many students attend Mahoning County High School?

Mahoning County High School has 107 students enrolled. It is a public school in Youngstown, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mahoning County High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mahoning County High School is 7.6:1, which is 58% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 52% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mahoning County High School?

The largest demographic group at Mahoning County High School is African American at 51.4% of enrollment, in Youngstown, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mahoning County High School?

Mahoning County High School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mahoning County High School rank among schools in Youngstown?

By Resource Investment Index, Mahoning County High School ranks #2 of 11 schools in Youngstown, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Youngstown on the city page.

Is Mahoning County High School a good school?

Mahoning County High School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools. 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 County High School?

None; Mahoning County High School is a single-school charter district, and Mahoning County High School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.