Columbus Grove High School

Columbus Grove High School
Location
201 W. Cross St.

, ,
45830

United States
40°55′22″N 84°03′22″W / 40.922664°N 84.056031°W / 40.922664; -84.056031
Information
TypePublic, coeducational high school
Opened1909
School district
Columbus Grove Local School District
NCES School ID
390502303882[1]
Principal
Chad Brinkman[2]
Teaching staff
11.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment247 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio
21.29[1]
ColorsRed and gray[3]    
Athletics conference
Northwest Conference
Putnam County League[3]
NicknameBulldogs[3]
RivalKalida Wildcats, Pandora-Gilboa Rockets, Bluffton Pirates
Websitecgbulldogs.org/hsms

Columbus Grove High School is a public high school in Columbus Grove, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Columbus Grove Local School District. Athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of both the Northwest Conference and Putnam County League.

History

Columbus Grove High School opened in 1909,[4] with the consolidation of early Columbus Grove and Pleasant Township area schools.

Columbus Grove opened its first gymnasium in 1933, replacing earlier athletic facilities in Columbus's city facilities. Additional expansions and improvements occurred throughout the 20th century. Another gymnasium was built for the new school in the late 1950s, with Columbus Grove playing their first home game on January 31, 1958.[5]

Columbus Grove constructed a new school in 2012 consolidating the school district into one PK–12 building. The new facility featured updated classrooms, technology and athletic spaces, such as another new gymnasium.[5][6] The overall project costed roughly $9.3 million, with the projected being finished just $1.75 million under budget.[7]

Athletics

Columbus Grove High School currently offers:[8]

State championships

  • Football – 2003[9]
  • Boys track and field – 2003, 2026[10][11]
  • Girls' basketball – 2025[12]
  • Boys' cross country – 2023[13]
  • Girls track and field – 2026[11]

Associated Press poll champions

  • Boys' basketball – 2020[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Columbus Grove High School (390502303882)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  2. ^ "Administration".
  3. ^ a b c "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "New Columbus Grove school memorial goes through the looking glass". LimaOhio. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  5. ^ a b "History of the Basketball Gymnasiums for Columbus Grove High School 1914 to Today" (PDF). putnamcountyleague.com.
  6. ^ "New building for Columbus Grove Schools". Your Hometown Stations. February 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  7. ^ "Columbus Grove School Buildings Dedicated". Your Hometown Stations. October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Schools, Columbus Grove Local. "Columbus Grove Local Schools". www.cgbulldogs.org. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  9. ^ "OHSAA Football State Tournament All-Time Participants" (PDF). OHSAA.org.
  10. ^ "State Champions & Runner-Ups By School" (PDF). OHSAA.org.
  11. ^ a b Altstaetter, Mark (June 6, 2026). "Track and Field: Columbus Grove sweeps D-V team state titles". LimaOhio.com. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  12. ^ Dayton, Jacob Benge. "Columbus Grove leads wire to wire, wins 1st state championship". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  13. ^ Altstaetter, Mark (November 5, 2023). "Columbus Grove boys win first cross country state title". LimaOhio.com. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  14. ^ "OHIO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL AP STATE POLL - Feb. 10, 2020" (PDF). OHSAA.org.