Enrollment
201
High
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTOVILLE LOCAL·NCES 390493803576
Ottoville High School
650 W Third St, Ottoville, OH 45876 · (419) 453-3358 · Putnam County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
71 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Ottoville Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
81.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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
201
+33 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.1:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ottoville High School
Ottoville High School is a minimally staffed high school in Ottoville, Ohio, operated by Ottoville Local. The school works with 201 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.
Ottoville Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 480 students; Ottoville High School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Ottoville High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ottoville High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.5%; this one delivers 85.0%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household income runs about $84,928, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Ottoville High School is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).
The closest other public school is Ottoville Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ottoville High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ottoville High School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 76.8%.
Ottoville High School operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Ottoville High School's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 168 (now 201). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in Ottoville Local
- Ottoville Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Ottoville Elementary School0.0 mi · 279
- Fort Jennings Elementary School2.9 mi · 148
- Fort Jennings High School2.9 mi · 174
- Delphos City Schools (Preschool)5.7 mi · 60
- Jefferson High School5.7 mi · 265
- Franklin Elementary School6.0 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Ottoville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ottoville High School?
Ottoville High School enrolls approximately 201 students in grades 07-12.
Is Ottoville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ottoville High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Ottoville High School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Ottoville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ottoville High School?
At Ottoville High School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ottoville High School?
Ottoville High School is overseen by Ottoville Local in Putnam County.
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