Chardon Local School District

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Chardon Local School District
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Address
428 North Street
Chardon
, Geauga, Ohio, 44024
United States
Coordinates 41°35′26″N81°12′17″W / 41.59056°N 81.20472°W / 41.59056; -81.20472
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12
SuperintendentMichael P. Hanlon, Jr., Ph.D.
NCES District ID 3904718 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment2,457 (2024-25) [1]
Teachers125.37 [1]
Student–teacher ratio19.60 [1]
Other information
Website www.chardon.k12.oh.us

The Chardon Local School District is a school district located in northern Geauga County, Ohio. The district serves students in grades Pre-K through twelve living in Chardon, Aquilla, Munson, Hampden, and small portions of Claridon and Concord townships. The district consists of one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. All buildings and offices are located in Chardon.

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History

The Chardon Local School District was formed in 1957, after the merger of several township school systems.

Chardons original high school building was built in 1908. It was later demolished in 1984. Park Elementary school currently sits at its former site.

The current high school was built in 1938, originally as an elementary school, with later additions in the 50s, 60s and 70s. [2] a levy was on the ballot for Chardon in 2019 to build a new $76 million new 6-12 building but was later rejected. [3]

2012 Chardon High School Shooting

On February 27, 2012, six students were shot at the school by 17-year-old T.J. Lane. [4] According to local news reports, the six victims were chosen at random, countering early reports that a group of students were targeted. Three of the victims died. All Chardon local schools were immediately closed following the shooting, while the high school was put under a lock-down procedure. The entire school district was closed on Tuesday, February 28. The district board also canceled classes in all schools until Friday, with numerous counseling services available until then. On March 19, 2013, Lane was given three life sentences, one for each of the victims killed in the shooting.

Hampden Elementary and Maple Elementary were both closed after the 2018-19 school year as part of a district wide cost-saving and modernization efforts. Students were consolidated into three elementary schools such as Park, Munson and Chardon Early Learning Center. [5]

Schools

It operates the following schools: [6]

High school

Middle school

Elementary schools

Former schools

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Chardon Local". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ Adkison, Shauna (October 31, 2019). "Chardon Bond Issue: Final Push to Replace Aging, "Unfit" Buildings". Geauga County Maple Leaf | Your News Resource in Geauga County. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ amylpatterson (November 6, 2019). "Chardon Rejects Bid for New School". Geauga County Maple Leaf | Your News Resource in Geauga County. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Student shot at Ohio high school dies, police say". CNN. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Adkison, Shauna (February 14, 2019). "As Hambden School Closes Doors, Staff Finds New Traditions at Munson". Geauga County Maple Leaf | Your News Resource in Geauga County. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chardon Local School District". Niche. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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