McDonald High School

McDonald High School is one of the close-knit secondary schools in Mc Donald, Ohio, operated by McDonald Local, with 338 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in McDonald Local (721 students total), McDonald High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, McDonald High School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Trumbull County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McDonald High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.8%, the actual is 77.7%, a residual of +1.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Trumbull County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $56,435 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Trumbull County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,240 students), of which McDonald High School is one.

Roosevelt Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McDonald High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McDonald High School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 72.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. McDonald High School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 338). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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