NW Ohio Times

There were 457 eighth grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glandorf Elementary School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 64 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glandorf Elementary School	64	12.4	517
Columbus Grove Middle School	58	25.9	224
Kalida High School	53	14.8	359
Leipsic High School	53	15.8	336
Ottawa Elementary School	49	12.5	391
Ottoville High School	45	21.5	209
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	40	26.1	153
Miller City Middle School	34	28.8	118
Fort Jennings High School	31	17.7	175
Continental Local High School	30	16.2	185
Continental Local Elementary School	0	0	279
Ottoville Elementary School	0	0	272
Kalida Elementary School	0	0	239
Columbus Grove Elementary School	0	0	260
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	0	184
Miller City High School	0	0	158
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
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