Kalida High School

Located at 301 N Third St, in Kalida, Ohio, Kalida High School is an intimate four-year high school that enrolls 393 students (grades 5 through 12), run under Kalida Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Kalida High School sits 30% below that benchmark.

Kalida Local runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 596 students. Kalida High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kalida High School reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Kalida High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Putnam County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, Kalida High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Putnam County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $84,928 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Putnam County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students), of which Kalida High School is one.

The closest other public school is Kalida Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Kalida High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 81.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 20%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.