Enrollment
272
High
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN LOCAL·NCES 390467202636
Tinora High School
5921 Domersville Rd, Defiance, OH 43512 · (419) 497-2621 · Defiance County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
53 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 9 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 23% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Northeastern Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
64.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.1% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.5% | 64.1% |
| 2021-22 | 83.7% | 65.8% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Tinora High School
Tinora High School's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinora High School this school | 272 | 19.5% | 79.8% |
| Dalton High School Dalton | 282 | 21.6% | 79.5% |
| Fairbanks High School Milford Center | 390 | 19.2% | 80.0% |
| Eastwood I High School Pemberville | 432 | 22.7% | 81.7% |
| Woodmore High School Elmore | 252 | 31.7% | 66.4% |
| Garaway High School Sugarcreek | 441 | 28.8% | 78.5% |
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 Tinora High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #91 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #181 of 776 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #109 of 774 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #140 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #646 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #684 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #404 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #381 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #259 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
272
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 272 | 12 | 22.7:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 12 | 23.6:1 | 27% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 13 | 23.8:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 34% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 31 | 8.8:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 8% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 17 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tinora High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (306 to 272); teachers down 40% (20 to 12).
About Tinora High School
Tinora High School is a small high school in Defiance, Ohio, administered by Northeastern Local. It had 272 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Ohio average about 565 students, which makes this school 52% below average.
Tinora High School is in Northeastern Local, a district with 940 students across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Tinora High School is 88% White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Defiance County overall, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Tinora High School are from different groups.
There are 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.7:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is lower. Of all students at Tinora High School, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Defiance County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tinora High School would score about 81.4%. It scores 79.8%, 1.6 points below that figure.
The school is in Defiance County, where the median household earns about $73,064 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Defiance County, 14 public schools serve about 5,682 students.
Tinora High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Tinora Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Tinora High School's average proficiency of 79.8% compares with 75.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 272, compared with 311 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 22.7 in 2024-25.
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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 Northeastern Local
- Tinora Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Tinora Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 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 High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Tinora Middle School0.0 mi · 313
- Tinora Elementary School0.2 mi · 355
- Defiance High School6.7 mi · 697
- Defiance Middle School6.7 mi · 572
- Four County Career Center6.7 mi · 907
- Defiance Elementary School7.0 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About Tinora High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tinora High School?
Tinora High School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tinora High School serve?
Tinora High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tinora High School?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Tinora High School.
What is the student diversity at Tinora High School?
Student demographics at Tinora High School are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tinora High School in?
Tinora High School is part of Northeastern Local.
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