📍 1755 Palmer Dr, Defiance, Defiance County, 43512
Defiance High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Defiance, Defiance County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Defiance City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Defiance High School enrolls 709 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 451 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 709 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 59 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Defiance High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 82.
Defiance High School is one of 3 schools in Defiance City, based in Defiance, Ohio. The district serves 2,344 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 709 students, Defiance High School is close to the district average of about 781 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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