NW Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Defiance County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 5,772 students attending Defiance County schools, 77.8% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 16.5% of Defiance County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Defiance County, representing 78.2% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.8% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Fairview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	433
Hicksville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	269
Hicksville High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.2%	231
Fairview High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.9%	261
Tinora Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	87.9%	323
Tinora Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.6%	371
Ayersville High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.2%	320
Tinora High School	Non-Hispanic White	86.8%	302
Hicksville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.3%	365
Fairview Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	85.9%	220
Ayersville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	353
Defiance High School	Non-Hispanic White	63.9%	700
Defiance Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	63.8%	577
Defiance Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	61.6%	1,047