NW Ohio Times

There were 4,940 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% 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, non-Hispanic white students comprised 87.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Putnam County, Glandorf Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 502 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 non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	97.1	517
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	86.9	488
Kalida High School	98.9	360
Ottawa Elementary School	70.7	389
Ottoville Elementary School	96.3	273
Continental Local Elementary School	92.5	279
Miller City Elementary School	96.7	246
Kalida Elementary School	97.9	239
Columbus Grove Elementary School	84.3	261
Ottoville High School	97.1	209
Columbus Grove Middle School	89.2	223
Columbus Grove High School	90.7	215
Leipsic High School	53	334
Continental Local High School	94.6	185
Fort Jennings High School	97.1	175
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	91.8	183
Fort Jennings Elementary School	99.4	164
Pandora-Gilboa High School	91.2	170
Miller City High School	96.9	159
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	97.4	153
Leipsic Elementary School	49.8	297
Miller City Middle School	96.6	118