NW Ohio Times

There were 414 sixth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 58 students.

Within Putnam County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Putnam County ranked 61st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,637 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 61st 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	58	11.2	517
Columbus Grove Middle School	53	23.7	224
Kalida High School	52	14.5	359
Ottawa Elementary School	47	12	391
Miller City Middle School	43	36.4	118
Leipsic High School	42	12.5	336
Continental Local Elementary School	37	13.3	279
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	37	24.2	153
Ottoville Elementary School	31	11.4	272
Fort Jennings High School	14	8	175
Kalida Elementary School	0	0	239
Columbus Grove Elementary School	0	0	260
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	0	184
Continental Local High School	0	0	185
Miller City High School	0	0	158
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
Ottoville High School	0	0	209
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	171
Fort Jennings Elementary School	0	0	164
Miller City Elementary School	0	0	245
Leipsic Elementary School	0	0	296