Youngstown Times

There were 2,094 eighth grade students enrolled in Mahoning County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Austintown Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 328 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Austintown Middle School	328	33.8	969
Boardman Glenwood Junior High School	296	51.6	574
Canfield Village Middle School	194	25.2	769
Poland Seminary High School	142	18.9	750
Struthers Middle School	129	25.8	500
East Middle at PRBerry	127	38.5	330
West Branch High School	117	19.9	588
Chaney Middle at McGuffey	112	45.3	247
South Range Middle School	98	24.7	397
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	79	29.4	269
Rayen Early College Middle School	78	21.1	369
Jackson-Milton Middle School	52	26.7	195
Memorial High School	48	16.6	289
Western Reserve Middle School	44	32.1	137
Lowellville High School	40	20.3	197
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	33	8.6	382
Stambaugh Charter Academy	28	5.8	479
Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	28	17.9	156
Youngstown Community School	23	6.4	357
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	20	8.3	242
Youngstown Virtual Academy	18	15.7	115
McKinley High School	17	10.4	163
Wilson Alternative School	16	30.2	53
Southside Academy	14	8.2	171
Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown	13	14	93
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
Struthers High School	0	0	460
Youngstown Rayen Early College High School	0	0	275
Chaney High School	0	0	546
East High School	0	0	553
Fitch High School	0	0	1,230
Boardman High School	0	0	1,068
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
Valley STEM+ME2 Academy	0	0	210
West Boulevard Elementary School	0	0	436
Boardman Center Intermediate School	0	0	834
Paul C. Bunn Elementary School	0	0	268
Taft Elementary School	0	0	331
M. L. King Elementary School	0	0	329
Volney Rogers School	0	0	350
Harding Elementary School	0	0	374
Lowellville Elementary School	0	0	246
Stadium Drive Elementary School	0	0	351
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	0	0	83
Western Reserve High School	0	0	125
Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown	0	0	342
Springfield High School	0	0	241
Jackson-Milton High School	0	0	177
Mahoning Unlimited Classroom	0	0	93
Mahoning County High School	0	0	109
South Range High School	0	0	347
Canfield High School	0	0	710