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B−

Struthers City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Struthers, and parts of Poland Township and Lowellville.

Struthers’ School Grade B− better than 54% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,589
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,458
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Struthers City School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $438 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Struthers 9,837

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Struthers. Grade by grade →

PK–4Struthers Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Struthers Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Struthers High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 52.2% · 921 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 59.5% · 941 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 123 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,458 per student · 13% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 57%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,712’20
1,688’21
1,664’22
1,614’23
1,589’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 10%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Struthers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Struthers
C+
656 students20:1
Struthers Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Struthers
B−
495 students15:1
Struthers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Struthers
C
438 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Youngstown City School DistrictCoitsville Township, Youngstown
$23,425per student
Boardman Local School DistrictBoardman Township
$15,399per student
Campbell City School DistrictCampbell
$18,348per student
Mohawk Area School DistrictMahoning Township
$16,418per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.