Comprising a total area of approximately 381 square miles (990 km2), the school district is bordered on the south by Mercer County, on the west by the state of Ohio, on the north by Erie County and on the east by the city of Meadville.

The school district comprises the Boroughs of Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville and Springboro; and the Townships of Beaver, Conneaut, East Fallowfield, Greenwood, North Shenango, Pine, Sadsbury, Spring, Summerhill, Summit and West Fallowfield.

Conneaut Valley represents the community of Conneautville and Springboro, small towns in the north-central part of the school district.

The Conneaut Valley community is also centered in a predominantly agricultural area of Crawford County.

An administration building, located on the Linesville campus, houses the district's central office staff.