NW Ohio Times

There were 412 first grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Columbus Grove Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 56 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Columbus Grove Elementary School	56	21.5	260
Leipsic Elementary School	50	14.6	342
Glandorf Elementary School	49	9.3	526
Miller City Elementary School	48	19.8	243
Ottoville Elementary School	45	16.4	274
Continental Local Elementary School	42	15.7	267
Ottawa Elementary School	37	8.5	433
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	30	16.4	183
Fort Jennings Elementary School	28	17.9	156
Kalida Elementary School	27	11.5	234
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