Enrollment
447
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Berne Union Local · Ohio
NCES ID 390468502674 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-43% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Berne Union Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Berne Union Elementary School
Berne Union Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Sugar Grove, Ohio, enrolling 447 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Berne Union Elementary School is leaner than roughly 94% of Ohio schools and 43% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
With 447 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 447 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
17.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Sugar Grove's public schools, it stands alongside Berne Union High School (366 students): Berne Union Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount.
Its district, Berne Union Local, also runs Berne Union High School (366 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Berne Union Elementary School compares
Berne Union Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$16,037
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Berne Union Local, which includes Berne Union Elementary School.
$16,037
Per student
+9%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.0%
State 27.2%
Federal 8.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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
- Enrollment
- 366
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 24/100
Similar other schools in Sugar Grove
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~447 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Berne Union Elementary School's federal record.
- Compare Berne Union Elementary School against another school. Compare schools
- Berne Union Local's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Berne Union Elementary School a good school?
Berne Union Elementary School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.