McKinley High School

Located at 616 Dragon Dr, in Niles, Ohio, McKinley High School is a medium-sized 9-12 campus that educates 530 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Niles City.

McKinley High School is one of 4 schools operated by Niles City, a district that works with 1,877 students overall.

In terms of who attends, McKinley High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, McKinley High School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting McKinley High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Trumbull County indicate median household income runs about $56,435, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Trumbull County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,240 students), McKinley High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Niles Intermediate School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley High School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 718 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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