Total enrollment
4,004
-875 (-18%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Youngstown City
Ohio · 4,004 students · 1 city
17 public K-12 schools operate under Youngstown City in Ohio, teaching roughly 4,004 students (6 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Youngstown City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Youngstown City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,004 | #89 of 584 | #2,415 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #19 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #70 of 579 | #4,666 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #28 of 422 | #889 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Youngstown City
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 4,895 to 3,904 students (down 20%) and from 328 to 279 full-time teachers (down 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East High School | Youngstown | High | 09-12 | 612 |
| Chaney High | Youngstown | High | 09-12 | 536 |
| Rayen Early College Middle School | Youngstown | Middle | 05-08 | 370 |
| Harding Elementary School | Youngstown | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| Paul C Bunn Elementary School | Youngstown | Elementary | KG-05 | 311 |
| M L King Elementary School | Youngstown | Elementary | KG-05 | 307 |
| East Middle at PRBerry | Youngstown | Middle | 06-08 | 298 |
| Youngstown Rayen Early College High School | Youngstown | High | 09-12 | 296 |
| Taft Elementary School | Youngstown | Elementary | KG-05 | 274 |
| Chaney Middle | Youngstown | Middle | 06-08 | 253 |
| Youngstown Preschool | Youngstown | Elementary | PK-PK | 190 |
| Wilson Alternative School | Youngstown | Combined | 04-12 | 104 |
| Youngstown Virtual Academy | Youngstown | High | 06-12 | 100 |
| Choffin Career Cntr | Youngstown | High | 11-12 | 29 |
| Choffin Preschool | Youngstown | Combined | M-M | · |
| Volney Rogers Elementary at McGuffey | Youngstown | Elementary | KG-05 | · |
| Youngstown Chaney Preschool | Youngstown | Combined | M-M | · |
About Youngstown City
Across 17 schools, Youngstown City educates about 4,004 students in Ohio. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Youngstown City is built around 6 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 236 in this district, meaningfully below the Ohio typical of 469.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,004 students, fell 18% from the 4,879 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Youngstown City lost 1 school, going from 15 to 14.
On this page, the community for Youngstown City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.