NW Ohio Times

There were 422 second grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kalida Elementary School welcomed most of the second 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kalida Elementary School	56	23.9	234
Glandorf Elementary School	52	9.9	526
Leipsic Elementary School	48	14	342
Ottawa Elementary School	48	11.1	433
Miller City Elementary School	47	19.3	243
Columbus Grove Elementary School	46	17.7	260
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	37	20.2	183
Ottoville Elementary School	31	11.3	274
Fort Jennings Elementary School	29	18.6	156
Continental Local Elementary School	28	10.5	267
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