NW Ohio Times

There were 5,637 students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county's student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 87.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Putnam County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 9.9%.

Glandorf Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Putnam County's 22 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 517 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Glandorf Elementary School	526	517	-1.7
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	469	488	4.1
Ottawa Elementary School	434	389	-10.4
Kalida High School	364	360	-1.1
Leipsic High School	308	334	8.4
Leipsic Elementary School	342	297	-13.2
Continental Local Elementary School	267	279	4.5
Ottoville Elementary School	274	273	-0.4
Columbus Grove Elementary School	260	261	0.4
Miller City Elementary School	243	246	1.2
Kalida Elementary School	234	239	2.1
Columbus Grove Middle School	234	223	-4.7
Columbus Grove High School	229	215	-6.1
Ottoville High School	208	209	0.5
Continental Local High School	184	185	0.5
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	183	183	0
Fort Jennings High School	191	175	-8.4
Pandora-Gilboa High School	169	170	0.6
Fort Jennings Elementary School	155	164	5.8
Miller City High School	146	159	8.9
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	157	153	-2.5
Miller City Middle School	121	118	-2.5