Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)
| Berkshire High School | |
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14155 Claridon Troy Rd 41.483837, -81.136938 , , 44021 United States | |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Berkshire School District |
| Superintendent | John Stoddard |
| Dean | Brian Hiscox |
| Principal | Jon Franks |
| Teaching staff | 29 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 606 (2017-18)[1] |
| Average class size | 100 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.90[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold[2] |
| Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference |
| Mascot | Badger |
| Team name | Badgers[2] |
| Rival | Cardinal High School |
| Newspaper | The Badger Pause |
| Website | www |
Berkshire High School is a public high school in Burton, Ohio that serves Burton Township, Ohio; Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio; Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio; Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio; and Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berkshire School District and its mascot is the Badger.
Prior to consolidation, the school was known as Burton High School and its mascot was the Maple Leaf. The Berkshire School District opened the current K-12 campus in the fall of 2022. Unlike most high schools, the Berkshire School campus consists of all grades from pre K to 12 and is located adjacent to Kent State University-Geauga Campus. The previous location of Berkshire High School has been sold and is the former residence of Seabury Ford, governor of Ohio.
Berkshire High School as of 2015 now includes students from Ledgemont High School, as Ledgemont closed their high school and the elementary closed with he opening of the new Berkshire Local Schools Pre K through 12 campus.
Elementary school closings[edit]
- Burton Elementary 2022
- Ledgemont Elementary 2022
- Claridon Elementary School- 2005
- Troy Elementary School- 2009
Notable alumni[edit]
- Dan Taylor, USA Track and Field Athlete, Shot Put - Class of 2000[3]
External links[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c "Berkshire High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Dan Taylor". www.legacy.usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20.
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