NW Ohio Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 50.9% of students enrolled in Defiance County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 5,675 students in the halls of Defiance County schools, comprised of 2,886 male students (50.9%) and 2,789 female pupils (49.1%).

During the previous school year, Defiance County’s student body consisted of 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% 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	49.6%	50.4%	339
Ayersville High School	48.2%	51.8%	309
Defiance Elementary School	53.3%	46.7%	1,061
Defiance High School	48%	52%	717
Defiance Middle School	52%	48%	558
Fairview Elementary School	51.4%	48.6%	416
Fairview High School	53.1%	46.9%	262
Fairview Middle School	51.2%	48.8%	217
Hicksville Elementary School	50%	50%	370
Hicksville High School	52.7%	47.3%	207
Hicksville Middle School	51.4%	48.6%	286
Tinora Elementary School	48.1%	51.9%	345
Tinora High School	50%	50%	272
Tinora Middle School	51.3%	48.7%	316