| Youngstown City School District | |
|---|---|
| East High School in 2007 | |
| Location | |
20 W Wood St , 44503 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| NCES District ID | 3904516 [1] |
| Teaching staff | 306.00 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 4,570 (2024-25) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.93 [1] |
| Website | ycsd |
Youngstown City School District is a public school system headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, which serves two public high schools, two vocational high schools, 3 junior high schools and 9 elementary schools.
The Youngstown City School District formed in the early 20th century, with several high schools being built between the late 1860s through the late 1930s, including Rayen, Chaney, Woodrow Wilson and South High Schools.
Due to declining enrollment, Youngstown shuttered several long-time high schools, such as North in 1980, South in 1993 and the original East High School in 1998. It was used as a middle school until 2006. The following year saw both Wilson High School and Rayen High School closing [2] , and the construction and reopening of the new East High School. [3]
In 2011, Chaney High School was repurposed from a traditional public high school to a performing arts and STEM academy, as part of a district restructuring. [4] Chaney's sports programs were suspended as well. [5] In the 2017-18 school year, Chaney returned as a public high school, reinstating athletics and its regular curriculum. [6]
All Youngstown public schools previously mandated that students wore uniforms. [7] However, in 2016, former district CEO Krish Mohip retracted such requirement.
In June 2025, the Youngstown City School District announced it would be undergoing a two-phase district reconfiguration plan, which would be consolidating the two public high schools in the school district Chaney and East beginning the 2026-27 school year, along with both the middle schools. The new name for the high school was announced as "Youngstown Unified High School," but was later changed to just Youngstown High School. Students will be housed as the newer East High School building. [8]