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About this school
Austintown Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Youngstown, Ohio that is part of Austintown Local School District.
It serves 997 students
in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Its teachers have had 131 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
22%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Austintown Elementary School
$54,501
raised using DonorsChoose
131
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
346
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
Austintown Elementary School has received support from
276 individuals from Ohio and
70 individuals out-of-state.