NW Ohio Times

There were 365 11th grade students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 13.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Defiance High School welcomed most of the 11th grade students in the county, registering 174 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 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Defiance High School	174	24.5	710
Fairview High School	59	22.5	262
Tinora High School	54	19.8	273
Hicksville High School	46	22.3	206
Ayersville High School	32	10.4	308
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