Berkshire Local

Schools in Berkshire Local comprise three schools serving about 1,342 students across grades K–12: Berkshire Elementary (K–4, 517 students), Berkshire Middle School (5–8, 388 students), and Berkshire High School (9–12, 437 students). The district is ranked 301 of 773 Ohio schools, placing it in the 61st percentile with a 3-star rating, and all three schools share that district rank even though their individual school ranks differ.

Berkshire High School is the academic standout at 261 of 795 schools, the 67th percentile, and the only Berkshire school above the district's 61st percentile. Its 2025–26 graduation rate is 98.2%, and every reported End-of-Course subject was above the state proficiency rate, including American Government 81.9 vs. 71.6 and English II 73.3 vs. 62.7. Geometry was the lowest high-school subject at 52.9 but still 9.6 points above Ohio's 43.3. Berkshire Middle School is close behind at the 62nd percentile, with 8th-grade ELA at 71.6 vs. 58.3 state, 7th-grade ELA at 73.9 vs. 62.7, and Algebra I at 100% vs. 61.6 — though 6th-grade math (48.0 vs. 56.2) and 6th-grade ELA (50.0 vs. 56.0) were below state. Berkshire Elementary ranks lowest at the 54th percentile but has the best attendance, with 10.1% chronic absenteeism against the district's 13.3%, and strong 3rd-grade results; its 4th-grade math and ELA are below state.

Several contrasts stand out. The high school pairs its strongest outcomes with the highest chronic absenteeism (18.9%), the highest student-teacher ratio (21.5), and the lowest reported per-student spending ($10,248 in 2018–19). The elementary school has the smallest ratio (19.1) and highest spending ($11,598) yet the lowest rank percentile. The middle school has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (37.37%) but still averages about 5.8 points above matching state values. Across 2025–26, all three schools averaged above their matching state proficiency rates.