NW Ohio Times

There were 404 first grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 52 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	52	10.1	517
Leipsic Elementary School	51	17.2	296
Columbus Grove Elementary School	47	18.1	260
Kalida Elementary School	41	17.2	239
Ottawa Elementary School	40	10.2	391
Continental Local Elementary School	39	14	279
Miller City Elementary School	36	14.7	245
Ottoville Elementary School	36	13.2	272
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	35	19	184
Fort Jennings Elementary School	27	16.5	164
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	171
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	0	0	153
Ottoville High School	0	0	209
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
Columbus Grove Middle School	0	0	224
Miller City Middle School	0	0	118
Miller City High School	0	0	158
Continental Local High School	0	0	185
Leipsic High School	0	0	336
Kalida High School	0	0	359
Fort Jennings High School	0	0	175