NW Ohio Times

There were 474 ninth grade students enrolled in Defiance County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Defiance High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 205 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Defiance High School	205	28.9	710
Fairview High School	79	30.2	262
Tinora High School	74	27.1	273
Hicksville High School	60	29.1	206
Ayersville High School	56	18.2	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