NW Ohio Times

There were 480 kindergarten students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 61 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	61	11.8	517
Columbus Grove Elementary School	58	22.3	260
Kalida Elementary School	56	23.4	239
Continental Local Elementary School	55	19.7	279
Leipsic Elementary School	53	17.9	296
Ottawa Elementary School	44	11.3	391
Miller City Elementary School	44	18	245
Ottoville Elementary School	43	15.8	272
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	42	22.8	184
Fort Jennings Elementary School	24	14.6	164
Fort Jennings High School	0	0	175
Kalida High School	0	0	359
Leipsic High School	0	0	336
Continental Local High School	0	0	185
Miller City High School	0	0	158
Miller City Middle School	0	0	118
Columbus Grove Middle School	0	0	224
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
Ottoville High School	0	0	209
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	0	0	153
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	171