Summary:
Chardon Local is a four-school district in northeast Ohio serving about 2,232 students in grades K–12, made up of two K–3 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, and it ranks 39th of 773 Ohio districts — the 95th percentile, with 5 stars. Enrollment is heavily concentrated at the secondary level: Chardon High School (1,054 students) and Chardon Middle School (716) together hold roughly 79% of students, while Munson Elementary School (238) and Park Elementary School (224) each serve about 10%.
Chardon Middle School is the district's academic engine, ranking 38th of 1,046 schools (96th percentile, 5 stars) and posting 100% proficiency in 8th-grade Math and Algebra I in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, plus 98–100% in 8th-grade ELA. Chardon High School has the highest rank in the district — 23rd of 795 (97th percentile, 5 stars), up from 52nd two years earlier — with a 96.9% graduation rate and End-of-Course results averaging about 91% versus 63% statewide. Across all four schools, every reported 2025–2026 test exceeded the state proficiency rate, often by 20 to 30 points or more.
Among the elementaries, Park currently edges Munson in tested subjects, winning 2025–2026 ELA 95.8% to 88.4% and Math 84.5% to 84.1%, though Munson holds the stronger historical rank record. The clearest concern is attendance: Chardon High's chronic absenteeism of 24.1% is the only rate above the district's 17.7% and more than double Park's 10.8%, even though the high school has the district's lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (20.11%). Munson has the highest poverty rate (31.51%) yet still scores well above state averages, so absenteeism here does not track neatly with poverty.
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