NW Ohio Times

There were 5,675 students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 50.9% of the county's student body, while the other 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 77.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Defiance County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 16.4%, 2.8% multiracial students and 1.8% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Defiance Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Defiance County's 14 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 1,061 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Defiance Elementary School	1,047	1,061	1.3
Defiance High School	700	717	2.4
Defiance Middle School	577	558	-3.3
Fairview Elementary School	433	416	-3.9
Hicksville Elementary School	365	369	1.1
Tinora Elementary School	371	346	-6.7
Ayersville Elementary School	353	339	-4
Tinora Middle School	323	315	-2.5
Ayersville High School	320	309	-3.4
Hicksville Middle School	269	286	6.3
Tinora High School	302	272	-9.9
Fairview High School	261	262	0.4
Fairview Middle School	220	217	-1.4
Hicksville High School	231	208	-10