Western Reserve Elementary School

Western Reserve Elementary School operates as a small K-5 school in Berlin Center, Ohio, part of Western Reserve Local. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 404.

Western Reserve Local runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,486 students. Western Reserve Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Western Reserve Elementary School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Mahoning County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,942 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Mahoning County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students), Western Reserve Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Western Reserve Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Western Reserve Elementary School has grew 3%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.