Chestnut Ridge Elementary School

Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Berlin, Ohio, one of the schools within East Holmes Local, with 217 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

Within East Holmes Local, which oversees 8 schools and 1,491 students, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Holmes County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 89.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Holmes County put median household earnings sit near $76,140, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Holmes County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students), Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hiland High School, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Chestnut Ridge Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chestnut Ridge Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 78.5%.

Chestnut Ridge Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Chestnut Ridge Elementary School's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 237 (now 217). Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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