NW Ohio Times

There were 5,014 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed 5,698 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 88% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Putnam County, Glandorf Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 512 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	% of non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	97.3	526
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	88.7	469
Kalida High School	99.2	364
Ottawa Elementary School	70.7	434
Ottoville Elementary School	97.8	274
Continental Local Elementary School	91.8	267
Kalida Elementary School	100	234
Miller City Elementary School	95.9	243
Columbus Grove Elementary School	85.8	260
Columbus Grove High School	92.1	229
Columbus Grove Middle School	89.7	234
Ottoville High School	97.1	208
Fort Jennings High School	98.4	191
Continental Local High School	95.7	184
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	94.5	183
Leipsic Elementary School	50	342
Leipsic High School	53.6	308
Pandora-Gilboa High School	91.1	169
Fort Jennings Elementary School	98.7	155
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	96.8	157
Miller City High School	95.9	146
Miller City Middle School	99.2	121