NW Ohio Times

There were 315 12th grade students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Defiance High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 134 students.

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

Statewide, Defiance County ranked 58th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,675 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 58th 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.

School name	# of 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Defiance High School	134	18.9	710
Tinora High School	59	21.6	273
Ayersville High School	49	15.9	308
Fairview High School	38	14.5	262
Hicksville High School	35	17	206
Defiance Middle School	0	0	558
Tinora Middle School	0	0	315
Fairview Middle School	0	0	217
Hicksville Middle School	0	0	287
Ayersville Elementary School	0	0	338
Defiance Elementary School	0	0	1,061
Fairview Elementary School	0	0	415
Tinora Elementary School	0	0	346
Hicksville Elementary School	0	0	370