Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School is an intimate elementary school in Pandora, Ohio, one of the schools within Pandora-Gilboa Local. The school serves 182 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School sits 55% below that benchmark.

Within Pandora-Gilboa Local, which oversees 3 schools and 523 students, Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Putnam County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household income runs about $84,928, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).

The closest other public school is Pandora-Gilboa High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 182). White enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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