NW Ohio Times

There were 417 fifth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	60	11.4	526
Columbus Grove Middle School	54	23.2	233
Kalida High School	52	14.2	365
Ottawa Elementary School	51	11.8	433
Miller City Elementary School	41	16.9	243
Leipsic Elementary School	39	11.4	342
Continental Local Elementary School	37	13.9	267
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	37	23.4	158
Ottoville Elementary School	32	11.7	274
Fort Jennings Elementary School	14	9	156
Columbus Grove Elementary School	0	0	260
Kalida Elementary School	0	0	234
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	0	183
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	229
Continental Local High School	0	0	185
Fort Jennings High School	0	0	192
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 High School	0	0	169