Youngstown Times

There were 2,276 ninth grade students enrolled in Mahoning County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fitch High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 334 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fitch High School	334	27.2	1,230
Boardman High School	262	24.5	1,068
Canfield High School	191	26.9	710
East High School	166	30	553
West Branch High School	156	26.5	588
Chaney High School	154	28.2	546
Struthers High School	148	32.2	460
Poland Seminary High School	129	17.2	750
Valley STEM+ME2 Academy	96	45.7	210
Youngstown Rayen Early College High School	89	32.4	275
South Range High School	84	24.2	347
Memorial High School	73	25.3	289
Jackson-Milton High School	66	37.3	177
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown	58	17	342
Springfield High School	57	23.7	241
Western Reserve High School	36	28.8	125
McKinley High School	32	19.6	163
Lowellville High School	32	16.2	197
Youngstown Virtual Academy	24	20.9	115
Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	22	14.1	156
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown	21	22.6	93
Mahoning County High School	18	16.5	109
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom	16	17.2	93
Wilson Alternative School	12	22.6	53
Harding Elementary School	0	0	374
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	0	0	83
Stadium Drive Elementary School	0	0	351
Austintown Intermediate School	0	0	931
Jackson-Milton Elementary School	0	0	388
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	275
Summit Academy-Youngstown	0	0	111
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	0	0	347
Lowellville Elementary School	0	0	246
West Boulevard Elementary School	0	0	436
Boardman Center Intermediate School	0	0	834
Paul C. Bunn Elementary School	0	0	268
Volney Rogers School	0	0	350
M. L. King Elementary School	0	0	329
Taft Elementary School	0	0	331
Austintown Middle School	0	0	969
Boardman Glenwood Junior High School	0	0	574
Canfield Village Middle School	0	0	769
Struthers Middle School	0	0	500
East Middle at PRBerry	0	0	330
Chaney Middle at McGuffey	0	0	247
South Range Middle School	0	0	397
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	0	0	269
Rayen Early College Middle School	0	0	369
Jackson-Milton Middle School	0	0	195
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	137
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	0	0	382
Stambaugh Charter Academy	0	0	479
Youngstown Community School	0	0	357
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	0	0	242
Southside Academy	0	0	171
West Branch Middle School	0	0	657
B. L. Miller Elementary School	0	0	206
Springfield Elementary School	0	0	372
South Range Elementary School	0	0	468
McKinley Elementary School	0	0	545
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	473
C. H. Campbell Elementary School	0	0	482
Struthers Elementary School	0	0	646
Kirkmere School	0	0	358
Campbell Elementary School	0	0	628
Austintown Elementary School	0	0	983
West Branch Early Learning Center	0	0	384
Poland Middle School	0	0	385