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Defiance, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Defiance City #195 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,655 per pupil, Defiance City ranks #500 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,339
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,655
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Defiance City operates 3 public schools serving 2,339 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Defiance County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,655 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.1% local, 51.8% state, and 15.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #195 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 351.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.6% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Defiance Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Defiance Elementary School, enrolling 1,075 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Defiance Elementary School accounts for 45.9% of all Defiance City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Defiance City a distant remainder — means Defiance City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Defiance City student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Defiance City chronic absenteeism rate is 34.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Defiance City has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,339 students.
How much does Defiance City spend per student?
Defiance City spends $13,655 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #195 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Defiance City?
Defiance City students are 63.6% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Defiance City?
Defiance City has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #195 out of 806 districts in Ohio.