Youngstown Community School

Youngstown Community School is a mid-sized elementary school in Youngstown, Ohio, overseen by Youngstown Community School. The school educates 356 students in grades K through 8.

Youngstown Community School sits inside Youngstown Community School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Youngstown Community School logs that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Mahoning County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Youngstown Community School reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Youngstown Community School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Mahoning County reports that 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%. In all, Mahoning County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students), of which Youngstown Community School is one.

The closest other public school is Southside Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Youngstown Community School.

The school occupies a city-core site. Youngstown Community School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 354 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.