Youngstown Times

There were 2,206 first grade students enrolled in Mahoning County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Austintown Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 313 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Austintown Elementary School	313	31.8	983
McKinley Elementary School	139	25.5	545
Struthers Elementary School	134	20.7	646
West Branch Early Learning Center	125	32.6	384
Campbell Elementary School	105	16.7	628
West Boulevard Elementary School	101	23.2	436
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	97	28	347
Stadium Drive Elementary School	97	27.6	351
South Range Elementary School	96	20.5	468
Hilltop Elementary School	92	19.5	473
C. H. Campbell Elementary School	87	18	482
Jackson-Milton Elementary School	74	19.1	388
Kirkmere School	69	19.3	358
Springfield Elementary School	66	17.7	372
Stambaugh Charter Academy	65	13.6	479
M. L. King Elementary School	57	17.3	329
Harding Elementary School	57	15.2	374
Volney Rogers School	57	16.3	350
Youngstown Community School	50	14	357
Taft Elementary School	50	15.1	331
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	49	12.8	382
Western Reserve Elementary School	40	14.5	275
Paul C. Bunn Elementary School	37	13.8	268
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	36	14.9	242
Lowellville Elementary School	32	13	246
B. L. Miller Elementary School	29	14.1	206
Southside Academy	22	12.9	171
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	17	20.5	83
Summit Academy-Youngstown	13	11.7	111
Boardman Center Intermediate School	0	0	834
South Range High School	0	0	347
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom	0	0	93
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	0	0	269
Springfield High School	0	0	241
Poland Middle School	0	0	385
West Branch Middle School	0	0	657
West Branch High School	0	0	588
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	137
Western Reserve High School	0	0	125
South Range Middle School	0	0	397
McKinley High School	0	0	163
Poland Seminary High School	0	0	750
Lowellville High School	0	0	197
Canfield High School	0	0	710
Mahoning County High School	0	0	109
Jackson-Milton High School	0	0	177
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown	0	0	342
Valley STEM+ME2 Academy	0	0	210
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
Canfield Village Middle School	0	0	769
Jackson-Milton Middle School	0	0	195
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown	0	0	93