Columbus Grove Middle School

Columbus Grove Middle School is a compact middle school in Columbus Grove, Ohio, part of Columbus Grove Local. The school serves 223 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Columbus Grove Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 726 students; Columbus Grove Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Columbus Grove Middle School lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Columbus Grove Middle School records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Putnam County) shows that median household income runs about $84,928, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Putnam County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students), Columbus Grove Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Columbus Grove Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Columbus Grove Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 223 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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