NW Ohio Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of students enrolled in Defiance County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 5,771 students in the halls of Defiance County schools, comprised of 2,971 male students (51.5%) and 2,800 female pupils (48.5%).

During the previous school year, Defiance County’s student body consisted of 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

Across the state, 51.2% of students were male and 48.8% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Ayersville Elementary School	46.7%	53.3%	353
Ayersville High School	50.9%	49.1%	320
Defiance Elementary School	52.9%	47.1%	1,047
Defiance High School	51.7%	48.3%	700
Defiance Middle School	53%	47%	577
Fairview Elementary School	51.9%	48.1%	432
Fairview High School	52.3%	47.7%	260
Fairview Middle School	50.7%	49.3%	221
Hicksville Elementary School	48.8%	51.2%	365
Hicksville High School	54.5%	45.5%	231
Hicksville Middle School	54.3%	45.7%	269
Tinora Elementary School	49.6%	50.4%	371
Tinora High School	46.4%	53.6%	302
Tinora Middle School	54.2%	45.8%	323