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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 16% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 81.4% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 82.7% |
| 2022-23 | 89.4% | 83.8% |
| 2021-22 | 84.7% | 79.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Ottoville High School
Ottoville High School's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottoville High School this school | 201 | 35.3% | 85.0% |
| New Riegel High School New Riegel | 224 | 39.7% | 69.7% |
| Anna High School Anna | 298 | 34.9% | 81.8% |
| Triad High School North Lewisburg | 226 | 40.3% | 59.3% |
| Crestview High School Ashland | 249 | 38.6% | 59.5% |
| Cardinal Jr/Sr High School Middlefield | 331 | 35.6% | 59.5% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ottoville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #44 of 403 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #48 of 776 ▼ 14 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #58 of 774 ▲ 7 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #470 of 742 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #747 of 888 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #73 of 739 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #735 of 749 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #281 of 435 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
201
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 201 | 16.4 | 12.2:1 | 35% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 16.4 | 12.9:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 16.4 | 12.9:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 16.6 | 10.1:1 | 30% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 16 | 10.4:1 | 29% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | 6% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ottoville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (168 to 201); teachers down 1% (16.6 to 16.4).
About Ottoville High School
Ottoville High School is a very small high school in Ohio, located in Ottoville. It had 201 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. High schools in Ohio have about 565 students on average; enrollment here is 64% lower.
Ottoville Local has 480 students spread across 2 schools.
White students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
For every teacher at Ottoville High School, there are about 12.2 students; the school has 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is higher. There are 71 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 35% of enrollment. Public schools in Putnam County average a similar 35%.
Ottoville High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Ohio public high schools.
Ottoville High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 85.0% is 9.5 points above the 75.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Putnam County, where the median household earns about $84,928 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ottoville High School shares Putnam County with 22 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Ottoville Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Ottoville High School. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ottoville High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Ottoville High School enrolled 200; in 2024-25, 201. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.7 to 12.2 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Ottoville High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 High School2.9 mi · 174
- Fort Jennings Elementary School2.9 mi · 148
- Jefferson High School5.7 mi · 265
- Delphos City Schools (Preschool)5.7 mi · 60
- 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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