Other / mixed grade configuration · Yellow Springs, OH

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School

Federal NCES profile for Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390456702330
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

31
Resource Index · Lower
18.2:1
students per teacher
18.4%
free-lunch eligible
327
students enrolled

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

327

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+0% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

18.4%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

-42% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:118.2:1

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

What stands out at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Yellow Springs, Ohio, enrolling 327 students.

At 18.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 18.4% of students eligible for free meals.

With 327 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Among 444 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #401, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (67%) and Two or More (15%) (diversity index 52/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 164 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district, Yellow Springs Exempted Village, also runs Mills Lawn Elementary School (282 students).

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 Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School compares

Yellow Springs/Mckinney 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 18.2:1 ▼ 0% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.4% ▼ 42% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 327 top 63% - -

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

18.2:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
327
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
18.4%
free-lunch eligible - 42% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.2:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 59% in Ohio - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
45.3%
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
$15,281
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 164 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 37 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.3 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 66.7%
Two or More 15.0%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
African American 7.6%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: White at 66.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.0, Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yellow Springs Exempted Village, which includes Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School.

$15,281
Per student
+4%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.1%
State 23.8%
Federal 8.1%

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.

How Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mills Lawn Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yellow Springs Exempted Village · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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 Yellow Springs/Mckinney 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 Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School

How many students attend Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School?

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School has 327 students enrolled. It is a public school in Yellow Springs, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School is 18.2:1, which is 0% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 16% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School?

18.4% of students at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School?

The largest demographic group at Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School is White at 66.7% of enrollment, in Yellow Springs, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School?

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School a good school?

Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. 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 Yellow Springs Exempted Village?

Besides Yellow Springs/Mckinney High School, Yellow Springs Exempted Village also operates Mills Lawn Elementary School (282 students). See the Yellow Springs Exempted Village district page for the complete list.

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.

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