Defiance City

Summary:

The Defiance City school district in Ohio consists of three schools: Defiance Elementary School, Defiance High School, and Defiance Middle School. The district serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.1% to 75.4%.

Defiance Elementary School stands out as a top performer, with students exceeding the state average in 5th grade Science, 4th grade Math, and 5th grade English Language Arts on state tests. The school maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, which is above the district's 2-star rating. In contrast, Defiance High School has shown impressive progress, achieving a 97.1% four-year graduation rate in the 2024-2025 school year and outperforming the state average in several end-of-course exams.

While the schools in the Defiance City district face challenges, such as consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 16.7%, they also have strengths, including relatively small class sizes with student-teacher ratios ranging from 16.1 to 16.8. The district's commitment to supporting student learning and success is evident in the standout performance of Defiance Elementary School and the progress made by Defiance High School.

District Detail

801 S Clinton St
Defiance, OH 43512-2700

(419) 782-0070

SchoolDigger Rank:
420^th of 828 Ohio districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,344

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Defiance Middle School	Public	6-8	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 782-0050	572	34	16.8		385 (67.3%)	27 (4.7%)	146 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	60.1	452^nd of 1036 public middle schools	56.4%		51.3	569^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.6%	117		53.1						58.1	68.9	53.0				55.7	72.1	42.3				100.0	$11,033
Defiance High School	Public	9-12	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 784-2777	697	45	15.4		448 (64.3%)	42 (6.0%)	182 (26.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	54.6	403^rd of 855 public high schools	52.9%		48.8	472^nd of 864 public high schools	45.4%	69			73.1	67.8													69.6	69.2	47.6	67.4	$11,994
Defiance Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Carter Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 782-0070	1,075	66	16.2		636 (59.2%)	31 (2.9%)	306 (28.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.9%)	49.7	901^st of 1558 public elementary schools	42.2%		58.2	788^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.0%	113	68.2				60.2	69.4	48.3				50.9	51.7	71.0								$10,159

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Ayersville Local	4.2 mi	2	114^th
Northeastern Local	6.67 mi	3	148^th
Paulding Exempted Village	11.58 mi	4	347^th
Central Local	11.79 mi	3	125^th
Continental Local	11.88 mi	2	233^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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