Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio) Explained

Berkshire High School
Location:41.483837, -81.136938
Streetaddress:14155 Claridon Troy Rd
County:(Geauga County)
Zipcode:44021
Country:USA
District:Berkshire School District
Superintendent:John Stoddard
Principal:Jon Franks
Dean:Brian Hiscox
Teaching Staff:29 (FTE)
Average Class Size:100
Ratio:20.90
Athletics Conference:Chagrin Valley Conference
Mascot:Badger
Team Name:Badgers[1]
Newspaper:The Badger Pause
Enrollment:606 (2017-18)[2]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-02-17. OHSAA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103105814/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=202. 2010-11-03.
  2. Web site: Berkshire High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Dan Taylor . USA Track & Field . www.legacy.usatf.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220080522/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Dan-Taylor.aspx . 2019-12-20.