NW Ohio Times

There were 560 Hispanic students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.8% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Putnam County, Leipsic Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 164 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Leipsic Elementary School	48	342
Leipsic High School	43.5	308
Ottawa Elementary School	25.3	434
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	10	469
Columbus Grove Elementary School	11.5	260
Columbus Grove Middle School	6.4	234
Continental Local Elementary School	5.2	267
Glandorf Elementary School	2.5	526
Pandora-Gilboa High School	7.1	169
Columbus Grove High School	4.8	229
Miller City Elementary School	4.1	243
Kalida High School	0	364
Ottoville Elementary School	0	274
Kalida Elementary School	0	234
Ottoville High School	0	208
Fort Jennings High School	0	191
Continental Local High School	0	184
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	183
Fort Jennings Elementary School	0	155
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	0	157
Miller City High School	0	146
Miller City Middle School	0	121