Youth Opportunity Center

As a tiny multi-level school in Muncie, Indiana, Youth Opportunity Center caters to 47 students from grades K through 12, run under Muncie Community Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 531 students each, so Youth Opportunity Center sits 91% leaner than that benchmark.

Muncie Community Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,188 students. Youth Opportunity Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Youth Opportunity Center logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 24.5:1, putting Youth Opportunity Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Delaware County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,683 students), Youth Opportunity Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West View Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 64%: 130 students in 2018 compared to 47 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 17% to 6% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.