Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AYERSVILLE LOCAL·NCES 390467002626
Ayersville High School
28046 Watson Rd, Defiance, OH 43512 · (419) 395-1111 · Defiance County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
177 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 13% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ayersville Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
58.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -16.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 65.6% |
| 2022-23 | 85.1% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 78.4% | 75.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ayersville High School
Ayersville High School's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayersville High School this school | 326 | 54.3% | 74.6% |
| Genoa Area High School Genoa | 369 | 52.3% | 69.9% |
| Swanton High School Swanton | 308 | 50.3% | 64.2% |
| Otsego High School Bowling Green | 474 | 57.0% | 74.0% |
| Pettisville High School Pettisville | 208 | 58.2% | 76.9% |
| Clyde High School Clyde | 611 | 49.3% | 66.0% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ayersville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #162 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #260 of 776 ▼ 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #127 of 774 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #41 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #574 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #273 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #344 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #134 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #434 of 484 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 326 | 21.6 | 15.1:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 20.6 | 16.4:1 | 56% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 19.4 | 17.8:1 | 45% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 19.4 | 17.3:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 65% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 66% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 16% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayersville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (336 to 326); teachers up 11% (19.4 to 21.6).
About Ayersville High School
Ayersville High School is a high school with a street address in Defiance, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 326 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students, so this school is 42% smaller than average.
Ayersville Local is made up of 2 schools with 648 students in all.
About 85% of the student body at Ayersville High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Defiance County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 21.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Defiance County.
Ayersville High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.6% and a predicted 68.3%.
Defiance County census figures show that the median household income is $73,064, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Defiance County is home to 14 public schools and about 5,682 public school students.
Nearby, Ayersville Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ayersville High School ranks 2nd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.6% against a local average of 71.9%.
Federal data place Ayersville High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 326, close to the 334 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 15.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ayersville High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Defiance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ayersville Local
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Defiance
- Defiance Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,075 students
- Defiance High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Defiance Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Tinora Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Tinora Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Ayersville Elementary School0.0 mi · 322
- Defiance Elementary School4.0 mi · 1,075
- Defiance Middle School4.3 mi · 572
- Defiance High School4.3 mi · 697
- Tinora High School8.5 mi · 272
- Tinora Middle School8.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Ayersville High SchoolHow many students attend Ayersville High School?
Ayersville High School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 07-12.
Is Ayersville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ayersville High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Ayersville High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Ayersville High School.
How diverse is Ayersville High School?
Ayersville High School reports a student body of 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ayersville High School?
Ayersville High School is overseen by Ayersville Local in Defiance County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.