Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALIDA LOCAL·NCES 390493403566
Kalida High School
301 N Third St, Kalida, OH 45853 · (419) 532-3529 · Putnam County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
38 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kalida Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
86.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
393
+66 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
98%
was 100%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Kalida Elementary School0.2 mi · 203
- Glandorf Elementary School7.1 mi · 515
- Fort Jennings Elementary School7.4 mi · 148
- Fort Jennings High School7.4 mi · 174
- Ottoville Elementary School8.5 mi · 279
- Ottoville High School8.5 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Kalida High SchoolHow large is Kalida High School?
Kalida High School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Kalida High School serve?
Kalida High School serves grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kalida High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kalida High School is approximately 16.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kalida High School?
Kalida High School reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Kalida High School?
Kalida High School is overseen by Kalida Local in Putnam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.