NW Ohio Times

There were 465 kindergarten students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ottawa Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 60 students.

Within Putnam County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Putnam County ranked 61st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,698 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 60th the year before.

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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ottawa Elementary School	60	13.9	433
Leipsic Elementary School	59	17.3	342
Columbus Grove Elementary School	56	21.5	260
Continental Local Elementary School	53	19.9	267
Glandorf Elementary School	52	9.9	526
Kalida Elementary School	41	17.5	234
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	41	22.4	183
Ottoville Elementary School	38	13.9	274
Miller City Elementary School	37	15.2	243
Fort Jennings Elementary School	28	17.9	156
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	229
Columbus Grove Middle School	0	0	233
Continental Local High School	0	0	185
Fort Jennings High School	0	0	192
Kalida High School	0	0	365
Leipsic High School	0	0	308
Miller City High School	0	0	146
Miller City Middle School	0	0	121
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	468
Ottoville High School	0	0	209
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	0	0	158
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	169