NW Ohio Times

There were 440 fourth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kalida Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kalida Elementary School	61	25.5	239
Glandorf Elementary School	57	11	517
Columbus Grove Elementary School	52	20	260
Leipsic Elementary School	50	16.9	296
Ottawa Elementary School	43	11	391
Ottoville Elementary School	42	15.4	272
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	40	21.7	184
Continental Local Elementary School	37	13.3	279
Miller City Elementary School	34	13.9	245
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