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 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 5,675 students attending Defiance County schools, 77.4% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 16.4% of Defiance County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Defiance County, representing 77.8% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% 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	91.6%	416
Tinora Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	90.8%	315
Tinora High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.9%	272
Hicksville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.3%	369
Tinora Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87%	346
Hicksville High School	Non-Hispanic White	87%	208
Fairview High School	Non-Hispanic White	86.6%	262
Ayersville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.4%	339
Ayersville High School	Non-Hispanic White	86.4%	309
Fairview Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	217
Hicksville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	83.9%	286
Defiance High School	Non-Hispanic White	65.6%	717
Defiance Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	64.3%	558
Defiance Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	60.1%	1,061