NW Ohio Times

There were 458 seventh grade students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Columbus Grove Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 63 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Columbus Grove Middle School	63	28.1	224
Glandorf Elementary School	61	11.8	517
Kalida High School	51	14.2	359
Leipsic High School	49	14.6	336
Ottawa Elementary School	47	12	391
Miller City Middle School	41	34.7	118
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	39	25.5	153
Ottoville High School	37	17.7	209
Fort Jennings High School	35	20	175
Continental Local High School	35	18.9	185
Leipsic Elementary School	0	0	296
Miller City Elementary School	0	0	245
Fort Jennings Elementary School	0	0	164
Pandora-Gilboa High School	0	0	171
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	0	0	487
Columbus Grove High School	0	0	215
Miller City High School	0	0	158
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	0	0	184
Columbus Grove Elementary School	0	0	260
Kalida Elementary School	0	0	239
Ottoville Elementary School	0	0	272
Continental Local Elementary School	0	0	279