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Enrollment
1,054
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARDON LOCAL·NCES 390471802789
Chardon High School
151 Chardon Ave, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 285-4057 · Geauga County
GRADES 08–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
212 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 187 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 200 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 230 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 231 | 22% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chardon Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
83.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +21.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 81.1% |
| 2022-23 | 75.8% | 78.6% |
| 2021-22 | 70.8% | 62.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chardon High School
Chardon High School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon High School this school | 1,054 | 20.1% | 83.0% |
| Avon Lake High School Avon Lake | 1,054 | 15.4% | 83.3% |
| Big Walnut High School Sunbury | 1,299 | 18.4% | 73.3% |
| Tippecanoe High School Tipp City | 764 | 16.8% | 79.4% |
| Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls | 1,228 | 20.1% | 80.1% |
| Lake Middle / High School Uniontown | 1,655 | 19.5% | 85.1% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chardon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Geauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #62 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #38 of 776 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #148 of 774 ▼ 22 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #50 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,054 | #126 of 888 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #663 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #515 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #378 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #109 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,054
-128 (-11%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,054 | 48.7 | 21.7:1 | 20% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 54.7 | 20.1:1 | 20% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 1,143 | 52 | 22.0:1 | 14% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 1,182 | 57 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 14% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 49 | 19.9:1 | 16% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 1,066 | 59 | 18.1:1 | 18% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 1,017 | 54 | 18.8:1 | 4% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 49 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chardon High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (984 to 1,054); teachers down 1% (49 to 48.7).
About Chardon High School
Chardon High School is a public high school in Chardon, Ohio. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,054 students in grades 8 through 12. The average for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students, so this school is 87% bigger than average.
Chardon Local is the district for Chardon High School. It has 5 schools and 2,451 students.
At Chardon High School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Chardon High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Teachers at Chardon High School total 48.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 20%. Across public schools in Geauga County, the average is about the same, 21%.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Chardon High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Chardon High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.0% is 1.8 points above the 81.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Chardon High School is located in Geauga County, where median household income is about $107,860, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 23 public schools in Geauga County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,939.
Chardon Early Learning Center is the public school closest to Chardon High School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Chardon High School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Chardon High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Chardon High School had 1,182 students in 2020-21 and 1,054 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chardon Local
- Chardon Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Munson Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Chardon
- Chardon Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Munson Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Chardon Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 219
- Chardon Middle School0.2 mi · 716
- Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 224
- Parkside Elementary School4.3 mi · 551
- Munson Elementary School4.7 mi · 238
- Henry F Lamuth Middle School7.1 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Chardon High SchoolHow large is Chardon High School?
Chardon High School enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades 08-12.
Is Chardon High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chardon High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chardon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chardon High School is approximately 21.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chardon High School?
Chardon High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Chardon High School?
Chardon High School is overseen by Chardon Local in Geauga County.
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