South Range High School

South Range High School is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in Canfield, Ohio, overseen by South Range Local, with 352 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

South Range High School is one of 3 schools operated by South Range Local, a district that serves 1,222 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Range High School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at South Range High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mahoning County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Range High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.3%; this one delivers 78.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mahoning County put median household earnings sit near $56,942, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mahoning County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students), South Range High School is one campus in the mix.

South Range Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around South Range High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Range High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 87.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 432 students in 2018 compared to 352 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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