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Berne Union Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Berne Township and Sugar Grove, and parts of Marion Township, Madison Township and Good Hope Township.

Berne Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Ohio school districts

Students
813
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,325
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$59.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Berne Union Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Ohio districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $59.7M, about $73,443 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBerne Township 5,177Sugar Grove 413

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Berne Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Berne Union Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Berne Union High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 52.2% · 437 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 59.5% · 441 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 72 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
$17,325 per student · 4% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
761’20
806’21
849’22
837’23
813’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Berne Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sugar Grove
C
447 students21:1
Berne Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sugar Grove
366 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lancaster City School DistrictHocking Township, Lancaster, Pleasant Township
$15,066per student
Logan-Hocking Local School DistrictFalls Township, Laurel Township, Monday Creek Township
$17,141per student
Amanda-Clearcreek Local School DistrictClearcreek Township, Hocking Township
$15,220per student
Fairfield Union Local School DistrictPleasant Township, Rush Creek Township
$14,263per 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.