NW Ohio Times

There were 558 Hispanic students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed 5,637 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Putnam County, Leipsic High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 148 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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Leipsic High School	44.3	334
Leipsic Elementary School	46.8	297
Ottawa Elementary School	25.7	389
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	11.7	488
Columbus Grove Elementary School	11.9	261
Columbus Grove Middle School	7.2	223
Continental Local Elementary School	5.4	279
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	7.7	183
Columbus Grove High School	6.5	215
Glandorf Elementary School	2.5	517
Pandora-Gilboa High School	6.5	170
Ottoville High School	0	209
Kalida Elementary School	0	239
Miller City Elementary School	0	246
Ottoville Elementary School	0	273
Continental Local High School	0	185
Fort Jennings High School	0	175
Kalida High School	0	360
Fort Jennings Elementary School	0	164
Miller City High School	0	159
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	0	153
Miller City Middle School	0	118