Berne Union Elementary School

Located at 506 N Main St, in Sugar Grove, Ohio, Berne Union Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that hosts 447 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Berne Union Local.

Berne Union Local runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 813 students. Berne Union Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Berne Union Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 5% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfield County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Berne Union Elementary School logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fairfield County put median household earnings sit near $90,966, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Fairfield County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,447 students), of which Berne Union Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Berne Union High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Berne Union Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 447). Class-load math has grew: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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