Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)

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Berkshire High School
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Location
Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)
14155 Claridon Troy Rd

Burton
,
(Geauga County)
,
Ohio
44021

United States
Coordinates 41°29′02″N81°8′13″W / 41.48389°N 81.13694°W / 41.48389; -81.13694
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Opened1936
School districtBerkshire School District
SuperintendentJohn Stoddard
DeanBrian Hiscox
PrincipalJon Franks
Teaching staff19.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7-12
Enrollment445 (2023-2024) [1]
Average class size100
Student to teacher ratio22.36 [1]
Colors Purple & Gold [2]   
Athletics conference Chagrin Valley Conference
Team nameBadgers [2]
Website www.berkshireschools.org

Berkshire High School is a public high school in Burton, Ohio It is the only high school in the Berkshire School District. Their nickname is the Badgers, and they compete in the Chagrin Valley Conference as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

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History

Opened in 1936 Berkshire High School serves students grades 9-12.

Berkshire High School was previously known as Burton High School before consolidating with neighboring districts to form Berkshire High School.

In 2015, following the closure of Ledgemont High School, the former high school underwent a territory transfer with the school district starting the 2015-16 school year [3]

In 2022, the Berkshire School District has built its new campus on Claridon Troy Rd to house its all of its PK-12 students. [4] The old high school building was sold in 2024, with it later becoming a film studio known as Schoolyard Studio [5]

Athletics

Berkshire High School currently offers: [6]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Berkshire High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ "It's Official: Berkshire, Ledgemont Becoming One". Geauga County Maple Leaf. March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Berkshire Local Schools open new year with new school". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Former Berkshire High School becomes one of the largest film production spaces in Northeast Ohio | Cleveland 19 | May 01, 2024 | Greater Cleveland Film Commission". www.clevelandfilm.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Berkshire High School". Badgers Official Athletic Website. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dan Taylor". www.legacy.usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
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