School district · Ohio

Defiance City

Defiance City in Ohio: 3 public schools with 2,344 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,573 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
2,344
Students per teacher
15.9
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,573
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
148
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
335
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

58%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

1,047 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

60%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

1,015 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.9K15
$9.9K16
$10.6K17
$11.4K18
$12.1K19
$12.3K20
$12.8K21
$13.7K22
$13.7K23
$14.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $4.8M
State
52% · $20.5M
Local
36% · $14.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,494
Support services
$4,471
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$20M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Defiance Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–51,07516.358%60%
Defiance Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–857216.857%61%
Defiance High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1269715.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
801 S Clinton St, Defiance, OH 43512
Phone
(419)782-0070
Website