NW Ohio Times

There were 427 fifth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	61	11.8	517
Columbus Grove Middle School	50	22.3	224
Kalida High School	46	12.8	359
Ottoville Elementary School	45	16.5	272
Leipsic Elementary School	43	14.5	296
Continental Local Elementary School	39	14	279
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	37	24.2	153
Ottawa Elementary School	37	9.5	391
Miller City Elementary School	37	15.1	245
Fort Jennings Elementary School	32	19.5	164
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	171
Ottoville High School	0	0	209
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
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
Fort Jennings High School	0	0	175
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	0	184
Columbus Grove Elementary School	0	0	260
Kalida Elementary School	0	0	239