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Defiance County schools welcomed 528 kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 528 kindergarten students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Defiance Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 215 students.

Within Defiance County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Defiance County ranked 58th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,772 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 59th the year before.

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.

Defiance County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Defiance County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Defiance Elementary School21520.51,047
Fairview Elementary School9722.4434
Hicksville Elementary School8723.8365
Tinora Elementary School8623.2370
Ayersville Elementary School4312.2353
Defiance Middle School00577
Defiance High School00695
Hicksville High School00231
Hicksville Middle School00269
Ayersville High School00320
Fairview High School00260
Fairview Middle School00220
Tinora High School00302
Tinora Middle School00324

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