NW Ohio Times

There were 482 eighth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 75 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	75	14.3	526
Columbus Grove Middle School	61	26.2	233
Ottawa Elementary School	57	13.2	433
Kalida High School	49	13.4	365
Miller City Middle School	47	38.8	121
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	41	25.9	158
Leipsic High School	40	13	308
Continental Local High School	40	21.6	185
Ottoville High School	37	17.7	209
Fort Jennings High School	35	18.2	192
Leipsic Elementary School	0	0	342
Ottoville Elementary School	0	0	274
Continental Local Elementary School	0	0	267
Miller City Elementary School	0	0	243
Fort Jennings Elementary School	0	0	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
Miller City High School	0	0	146
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	468
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	169