Defiance Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Defiance, Ohio
Defiance Middle School in Defiance, Ohio enrolled 572 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
586 students in 2022-23, 557 students in 2023-24, 572 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 34.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 586 | 33.5 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 33.0 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 572 | 34.0 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Ohio middle schools
Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Defiance Middle School enrolled 665 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 333 of the 665 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.3% of students were White, 25.5% Hispanic, 4.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White67.3%
- Hispanic25.5%
- Black4.7%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Defiance Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑54% | 53‑57% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 47% | 48‑52% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Defiance
2 public middle schools in Defiance report 2024-25 enrollment; Defiance Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Middle School | 572 | 16.8 | 45.2% |
| Tinora Middle School | 313 | 19.6 | 25.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Defiance Middle School
- Tinora Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 313 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Fairview Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 217 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Defiance Middle School with Tinora Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Defiance City School District spends per student$13,696 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,696
- The largest public schools in OhioDefiance Middle School is the number 216 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#216 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Defiance Middle School
How many students attend Defiance Middle School?
572 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 586 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Defiance, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Defiance Middle School?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Defiance Middle School a Title I school?
Defiance Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Defiance Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Defiance Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Defiance Middle School in?
Defiance City School District, NCES district ID 3904386. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390438600840 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.