Youngstown Times

There were 322 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Mahoning County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less 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 59 students.

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

Statewide, Mahoning County ranked 12th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,648 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 12th 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	59	17.8	331
Volney Rogers School	44	12.6	350
M. L. King Elementary School	40	12.2	329
Harding Elementary School	38	10.2	374
Paul C. Bunn Elementary School	37	13.8	268
Austintown Elementary School	35	3.6	983
Campbell Elementary School	31	4.9	628
Kirkmere School	22	6.1	358
Struthers Elementary School	16	2.5	646
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom	0	0	93
Poland Middle School	0	0	385
Lowellville Elementary School	0	0	246
Lowellville High School	0	0	197
Jackson-Milton Elementary School	0	0	388
Jackson-Milton High School	0	0	177
Jackson-Milton Middle School	0	0	195
Canfield Village Middle School	0	0	769
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	473
Canfield High School	0	0	710
C. H. Campbell Elementary School	0	0	482
Boardman Center Intermediate School	0	0	834
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown	0	0	93
Youngstown Community School	0	0	357
Western Reserve High School	0	0	125
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	275
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	137
West Branch High School	0	0	588
West Branch Middle School	0	0	657
West Branch Early Learning Center	0	0	384
Springfield High School	0	0	241
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	0	0	269
Springfield Elementary School	0	0	372
South Range High School	0	0	347
South Range Elementary School	0	0	468
South Range Middle School	0	0	397
B. L. Miller Elementary School	0	0	206
McKinley High School	0	0	163
McKinley Elementary School	0	0	545
Poland Seminary High School	0	0	750
Summit Academy-Youngstown	0	0	111
Stambaugh Charter Academy	0	0	479
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	0	0	242
Mahoning County High School	0	0	109
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	0	0	382
Southside Academy	0	0	171
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown	0	0	342
Valley STEM+ME2 Academy	0	0	210
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	0	0	83
Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	0	0	156
Memorial High School	0	0	289
Struthers Middle School	0	0	500
Struthers High School	0	0	460
Youngstown Rayen Early College High School	0	0	275
Chaney High School	0	0	546
Rayen Early College Middle School	0	0	369
Wilson Alternative School	0	0	53
Youngstown Virtual Academy	0	0	115
East High School	0	0	553
Chaney Middle at McGuffey	0	0	247
East Middle at PRBerry	0	0	330
Austintown Middle School	0	0	969
Fitch High School	0	0	1,230
Austintown Intermediate School	0	0	931
Boardman Glenwood Junior High School	0	0	574
Boardman High School	0	0	1,068
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	0	0	347
Stadium Drive Elementary School	0	0	351
West Boulevard Elementary School	0	0	436