Other / mixed grade configuration · Sugar Grove, OH

Berne Union Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Berne Union Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390468502674
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
11
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Berne Union Elementary School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Ohio
447
students enrolled

Berne Union Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-10 students YoY

Berne Union Elementary School held near 461 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 43.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 390468502674 · Sugar Grove, OH Other · SMALL · TRAD

447 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Berne Union High School (366 students)

Berne Union Elementary School held near 461 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 43.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Berne Union Elementary School compares

Berne Union Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 43% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 447 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
447
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 43% below state mean
Top 6% in Ohio - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,146
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 447 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 29 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.5%
Two or More 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%
African American 0.7%

Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.3, Berne Union Elementary School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Berne Union Local reports $16,146 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Berne Union Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Berne Union High School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Berne Union Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Berne Union Local · 1 sibling school

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Similar other schools in Sugar Grove

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Berne Union Elementary School

How many students attend Berne Union Elementary School?

Berne Union Elementary School has 447 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sugar Grove, OH. CCD year-over-year: 471 (2022-23) → 461 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Berne Union Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Berne Union Elementary School is 10.4:1, which is 43% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Berne Union Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Berne Union Elementary School is White at 93.5% of enrollment, in Sugar Grove, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Berne Union Elementary School?

Berne Union Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Berne Union Local?

Besides Berne Union Elementary School, Berne Union Local also operates Berne Union High School (366 students). See the Berne Union Local district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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