Chardon High School

Chardon High School operates as a sizable high school in Chardon, Ohio, operated by Chardon Local. Current enrollment sits at 1,054 students spanning grades 8 through 12. That puts it 87% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Within Chardon Local, which oversees 5 schools and 2,451 students, Chardon High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Chardon High School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Geauga County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Chardon High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chardon High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.2%, the actual is 83.0%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Geauga County shows median household earnings sit near $107,860, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chardon High School is one of 23 public schools in Geauga County (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students).

The closest other public school is Chardon Early Learning Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chardon High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chardon High School has increased 7%, going from 984 students in 2018 to 1,054 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Chardon High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.