NW Ohio Times

There were 104 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Defiance County welcomed 5,675 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Defiance County, Defiance High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44 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	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Defiance High School	6.1	717
Defiance Elementary School	2.9	1,061
Defiance Middle School	5.2	558
Hicksville Middle School	0	286
Tinora High School	0	272
Fairview Middle School	0	217
Hicksville Elementary School	0	369
Ayersville Elementary School	0	339
Tinora Elementary School	0	346
Ayersville High School	0	309
Fairview Elementary School	0	416
Fairview High School	0	262
Tinora Middle School	0	315
Hicksville High School	0	208