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Sugar Grove, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Berne Union Local #75 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,037 per pupil, Berne Union Local ranks #209 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
849
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,037
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berne Union Local operates 2 public schools serving 849 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fairfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,037 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.0% local, 27.2% state, and 8.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #75 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 447:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Berne Union Elementary School, enrolling 447 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Berne Union Elementary School accounts for 52.7% of all Berne Union Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Berne Union Local a distant remainder — means Berne Union Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Berne Union Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Berne Union Local student-counselor ratio is 447:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Berne Union Local chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Berne Union Local is typically wider than the Berne Union Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Berne Union Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 849 students.
How much does Berne Union Local spend per student?
Berne Union Local spends $16,037 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #75 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Berne Union Local?
Berne Union Local students are 93.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Berne Union Local?
Berne Union Local has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #75 out of 806 districts in Ohio.