NW Ohio Times

There were 5,772 students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county's student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 77.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Defiance County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 16.5%, 2% multiracial students and 1.7% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Defiance Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Defiance County's 14 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,047 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Defiance Elementary School	1,062	1,047	-1.4
Defiance High School	696	700	0.6
Defiance Middle School	572	577	0.9
Fairview Elementary School	430	433	0.7
Tinora Elementary School	367	371	1.1
Hicksville Elementary School	365	365	0
Ayersville Elementary School	399	353	-11.5
Tinora Middle School	330	323	-2.1
Ayersville High School	313	320	2.2
Tinora High School	301	302	0.3
Hicksville Middle School	265	269	1.5
Fairview High School	262	261	-0.4
Hicksville High School	235	231	-1.7
Fairview Middle School	223	220	-1.3