Youngstown Times

There were 324 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Mahoning County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Taft Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 58 students.

Within Mahoning County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Mahoning County ranked 12th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,874 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 13th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Taft Elementary School	58	15.9	365
Volney Rogers School	51	15.9	321
Austintown Elementary School	45	4.6	978
Paul C. Bunn Elementary School	41	16.3	252
Harding Elementary School	41	10.5	392
M. L. King Elementary School	41	12.2	335
Campbell Elementary School	28	4.4	642
Struthers Elementary School	19	2.9	664
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown	0	0	144
Summit Academy-Youngstown	0	0	142
Stambaugh Charter Academy	0	0	458
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	0	0	226
Mahoning County High School	0	0	127
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	0	0	382
Southside Academy	0	0	151
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown	0	0	237
Valley STEM+ME2 Academy	0	0	256
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	0	0	69
Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	0	0	124
Memorial High School	0	0	340
Struthers Middle School	0	0	541
Struthers High School	0	0	460
Youngstown Rayen Early College High School	0	0	263
Chaney High School	0	0	555
Rayen Early College Middle School	0	0	303
Wilson Alternative School	0	0	83
Kirkmere School	0	0	406
Youngstown Virtual Academy	0	0	107
East High School	0	0	522
Chaney Middle at McGuffey	0	0	325
East Middle at PRBerry	0	0	391
Austintown Middle School	0	0	982
Fitch High School	0	0	1,216
Austintown Intermediate School	0	0	918
Boardman Glenwood Junior High School	0	0	595
Boardman High School	0	0	1,145
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	0	0	364
Stadium Drive Elementary School	0	0	347
West Boulevard Elementary School	0	0	418
Boardman Center Intermediate School	0	0	819
C. H. Campbell Elementary School	0	0	467
Canfield High School	0	0	726
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	480
Canfield Village Middle School	0	0	768
Jackson-Milton Middle School	0	0	206
Jackson-Milton High School	0	0	170
Jackson-Milton Elementary School	0	0	376
Lowellville High School	0	0	215
Lowellville Elementary School	0	0	249
Poland Middle School	0	0	395
Poland Seminary High School	0	0	745
McKinley Elementary School	0	0	533
McKinley High School	0	0	187
B. L. Miller Elementary School	0	0	162
South Range Middle School	0	0	385
South Range Elementary School	0	0	466
South Range High School	0	0	365
Springfield Elementary School	0	0	365
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	0	0	276
Springfield High School	0	0	264
West Branch Intermediate School	0	0	251
West Branch Early Learning Center	0	0	384
West Branch Middle School	0	0	398
West Branch High School	0	0	596
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	141
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	289
Western Reserve High School	0	0	130
Youngstown Community School	0	0	296
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom	0	0	88