Defiance Elementary School

Defiance Elementary School is a large elementary school in Defiance, Ohio, overseen by Defiance City. The school enrolls 1,075 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 166% bigger than typical.

Within Defiance City, which oversees 3 schools and 2,344 students, Defiance Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Defiance Elementary School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Defiance County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Defiance County put median household income runs about $73,064, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Defiance County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,682 students), of which Defiance Elementary School is one.

Defiance Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Defiance Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 1,146 students in 2018 compared to 1,075 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 67% to 59% over that span.

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