Chaney Middle

Chaney Middle operates as a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Youngstown, Ohio, run under Youngstown City. Current enrollment sits at 253 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Chaney Middle sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Chaney Middle is one of 14 schools operated by Youngstown City, a district that instructs 4,004 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Chaney Middle records that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 14% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Chaney Middle has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Chaney Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mahoning County put median household income runs about $56,942, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Chaney Middle is one of 77 public schools in Mahoning County (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students).

Youngstown Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chaney Middle has edged down 66%, going from 740 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 59% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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