Berkshire High School - Burton, Ohio/OH

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Berkshire High School

Po Box 365, Burton, OH, 44021-0365 -

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Definition of Terms

Berkshire High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Geauga County, OH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

702 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

38 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 104 students

Grade 8 - 108 students

Grade 9 - 131 students

Grade 10 - 123 students

Grade 11 - 120 students

Grade 12 - 116 students

This School

(OH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	n/a	2%
% Black	1%	15%
% White	99%	74%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(OH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Berkshire Local Sd School District

This School's Agency

(OH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	4
Number of Students Managed	1,439 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$11,201,000	$15,639,000
District Expenditure	$11,031,000	$15,279,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,784	$8,886
District Expenditure / Student	$7,666	$8,681
District Graduation Rates	91%	93%

HSS Spotlight: Berkshire athletes know value of playing high school sports (WKYC Cleveland)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 01:19:10 pm
BURTON -- In the town of Burton, cheering on the Berkshire High School Badgers is part of community life.
Interest in 1996 Geauga murder of Dannie Boy Edwards reawakened by Wisc. slaying case (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
posted on August 19, 2009 at 12:59:53 am
David Harpe/Louisville Courier Journal via AP Geauga County sheriff's investigators want to talk again to the ailing Edward Wayne Edwards, 76, about the 1996 slaying of Dannie Boy Edwards. TROY TOWNSHIP -- Dannie Boy Edwards admired the burly man who...
Dad told me ...Area residents share advice offered by their fathers (The News-Herald)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 07:25:59 am
Mike Moran has influenced numerous youths over the years during his time as a high school basketball coach for Villa Angela-St. Joseph and then as a successful college coach at John Carroll University.
Their Favorite Teachers: Area graduates get their say (The News-Herald)
posted on June 12, 2009 at 04:25:38 am
Our method The News-Herald sent letters in February to the 31 high schools in its coverage area, asking the senior class to describe “My Favorite Teacher.”
Track trio heads to championships (Akron Beacon Journal)
posted on June 11, 2009 at 07:46:15 am
Hamilton, Dumitrescu and Pfleger to compete at NCAAs in Arkansas

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Berkshire High School is a public high school in Burton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berkshire School District. Its mascot is the badger. Prior to its serving the Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, communities (in addition to Burton), it was known as Burton High School and its mascot was the maple leaf. The current location of Berkshire High School is the former residence of Seabury Ford, governor of Ohio. Unlike most American high schools, Berkshire High School is composed of grades seven through twelve.
Elementary School Closings
Claridon Elementary School- 2005
Troy Elementary School- 2007
State Championships
Larry Wilson 1968 Shotputter
Dan Taylor discuss
Sean Keyes 2003 Wrestling State Champ at 119 pounds
Bryce Freeman 2006 Wrestling State Champ at 119 pounds
Travis Porter 2008 Wrestling State Champ at 215 pounds; also went undefeated at 42-0
No athletic team has ever won a State Championship; only individual athletes
Famous Alumni
Dan Taylor, shotputter
Justin Sherman, actor
External links
District Website
Notes and references

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