Youth Opportunity Center

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Muncie, Indiana

Youth Opportunity Center in Muncie, Indiana enrolled 47 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 7.8 students per teacher against the Indiana median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

39 students in 2022-23, 39 students in 2023-24, 47 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 6.0.

Students enrolled at Youth Opportunity Center by school year2022-23: 39, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4702040602022-23392023-24392024-2547
Students enrolled at Youth Opportunity Center by school year2022-23: 39, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4702040602022-23392023-24392024-2547
Students enrolled at Youth Opportunity Center by school year2022-23: 39, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4702040602022-23392023-24392024-2547
Students enrolled at Youth Opportunity Center by school year2022-23: 39, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4702040602022-23392023-24392024-2547
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23394.58.7
2023-24395.07.8
2024-25476.07.8

7.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Indiana schools of this kind

Among the 52 Indiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 7.8; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 7.8; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 7.8; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 7.8; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Youth Opportunity Center enrolled 29 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.2% of students were White, 19.1% of two or more races, 6.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White70.2%
  2. Two or more races19.1%
  3. Black6.4%
  4. Hispanic4.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Youth Opportunity Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Mathunder 50%19% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 7 students in Youth Opportunity Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%81%88.1%
Students in the class733877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Muncie

4 public schools of this kind in Muncie report 2024-25 enrollment; Youth Opportunity Center is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Muncie Central High School1,33716.262.5%
Burris Laboratory School67613.520.0%
Muncie Virtual Academy152not reported80.3%
Youth Opportunity Center477.821.3%

All public schools in Muncie →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Youth Opportunity Center

  1. Burris Laboratory SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.4 miles away: 676 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Muncie Central High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.6 miles away: 1,337 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Youth Opportunity Center with Burris Laboratory SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Muncie Community Schools spends per student$15,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,112
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaYouth Opportunity Center is the number 55 by size of 61 Indiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#55 of 61
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher7.8 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.7.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Youth Opportunity Center

  1. How many students attend Youth Opportunity Center?
    47 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 39 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Muncie, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Youth Opportunity Center?
    7.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Youth Opportunity Center a Title I school?
    Youth Opportunity Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Youth Opportunity Center do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Youth Opportunity Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Youth Opportunity Center?
    under 50% of the 7 students in Youth Opportunity Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Youth Opportunity Center in?
    Muncie Community Schools, NCES district ID 1807320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180732001232 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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