Public schools in Defiance, OH
Defiance has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,932 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Defiance City School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Defiance's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Defiance | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance City School District | 3 | 2,339 | $13,696 |
| Northeastern Local Schools | 3 | 1,007 | $14,116 |
| Ayersville Local Schools | 2 | 704 | $13,570 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Defiance, 1,295 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance High School | 697 | 15.4 | 37.1% | Defiance City |
| Ayersville High School | 326 | 15.1 | 46.0% | Ayersville Local Schools |
| Tinora High School | 272 | 22.7 | 17.6% | Northeastern Local Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Defiance, 885 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Middle School | 572 | 16.8 | 45.2% | Defiance City |
| Tinora Middle School | 313 | 19.6 | 25.9% | Northeastern Local Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Defiance, 1,752 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Elementary School | 1,075 | 16.3 | 55.2% | Defiance City |
| Tinora Elementary School | 355 | 19.7 | 27.6% | Northeastern Local Schools |
| Ayersville Elementary School | 322 | 14.4 | not reported | Ayersville Local Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Defiance's public schools compare with Ohio's
The median Defiance school has 16.6 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Ohio median of 17.0. 13% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 341 students (state 395).
| Defiance | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.6 | 17.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 341 | 395 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 13% | 49% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 38% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Defiance schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Defiance
- Defiance City School DistrictRuns 3 of Defiance's 8 public schools and spent $13,696 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,696
- Defiance High School, the largest high school in Defiance697 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.697
- Compare Defiance City School District with Northeastern Local SchoolsDefiance's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Defiance addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Defiance
How many public schools are in Defiance, OH?
8 public schools with an address in Defiance were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,932 students.What is the largest high school in Defiance?
Defiance High School, with 697 students in 2024-25 (Defiance City School District).Which districts run Defiance's schools?
Defiance City School District (3 schools), Northeastern Local Schools (3 schools), Ayersville Local Schools (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25