Defiance High School

Summary:

Defiance High School is a public high school serving 709 students in grades 9-12 in Defiance, Ohio, which is part of the Defiance City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with higher racial diversity compared to the nearby Four County Career Center. Defiance High School boasts consistently high graduation rates, but has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which may impact student learning and academic performance.

Academically, Defiance High School's performance is mixed, with students performing above the state average in some subjects, such as English II and American Government, but lagging behind in others, like Geometry and Algebra I. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing well, but female students, students with disabilities, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of these underperforming subgroups.

Compared to the nearby Four County Career Center, Defiance High School has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its mixed academic performance and the challenges it faces in supporting all students effectively. The school's lower spending per student and higher student-teacher ratio may also be factors in its academic outcomes, suggesting the need for increased resources and support to improve the educational experience for all Defiance High School students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1755 Palmer Dr
       Defiance, OH  43512-3422


(419) 784-2777

District: Defiance City

SchoolDigger Rank:
472nd of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Defiance High School:

Elementary:    Defiance Elementary School
Middle:    Defiance Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  709

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.6%
Hispanic:
26.7%
African American:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.4% Help


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Compare Details Defiance High School ranks worse than 54.6% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.85. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Defiance High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Defiance High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Defiance High School 472nd of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Defiance High School in the ranking list.)

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Defiance City:

SchoolDigger ranks Defiance City 463rd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Defiance High School

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Rank History for all students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 61.35 292nd 681 57.1%
2005 32.66 553rd 689 19.7%
2006 52.03 426th 696 38.8%
2007 57.58 422nd 756 44.2%
2008 63.63 320th 767 58.3%
2009 64.23 330th 791 58.3%
2010 57.52 472nd 819 42.4%
2011 57.81 490th 818 40.1%
2012 66.42 321st 832 61.4%
2013 54.31 492nd 767 35.9%
2014 50.81 518th 769 32.6%
2015 47.25 519th 778 33.3%
2016 47.38 487th 784 37.9%
2017 40.79 495th 773 36.0%
2018 46.60 489th 800 38.9%
2019 46.74 520th 836 37.8%
2021 43.94 483rd 819 41.0%
2022 49.70 444th 836 46.9%
2023 40.95 549th 867 36.7%
2024 48.85 472nd 864 45.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.23 382nd 614 37.8%
2024 38.75 330th 598 44.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.66 333rd 758 56.1%
2019 43.75 511th 779 34.4%
2021 35.93 539th 763 29.4%
2022 50.27 409th 773 47.1%
2023 30.22 601st 805 25.3%
2024 52.33 415th 822 49.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 378th 751 49.7%
2019 46.96 524th 781 32.9%
2021 33.55 558th 775 28.0%
2022 42.89 506th 794 36.3%
2023 32.97 597th 813 26.6%
2024 49.97 464th 798 41.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.93 165th 550 70.0%
2019 25.65 505th 628 19.6%
2021 18.39 517th 596 13.3%
2022 23.54 486th 606 19.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.24 2nd 538 99.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.84 451st 763 40.9%
2019 49.33 472nd 792 40.4%
2021 50.86 399th 778 48.7%
2022 57.42 354th 808 56.2%
2023 47.92 479th 819 41.5%
2024 50.41 452nd 816 44.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.44 76th 279 72.8%
2019 56.28 128th 303 57.8%
2023 47.98 147th 323 54.5%
2024 52.71 141st 318 55.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.99 94th 184 48.9%
2019 50.47 118th 207 43.0%
2021 43.10 146th 239 38.9%
2022 50.77 132nd 260 49.2%
2023 21.35 223rd 270 17.4%
2024 50.61 142nd 273 48.0%
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Rank History for White students at Defiance High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.85 386th 718 46.2%
2019 45.79 467th 739 36.8%
2021 43.45 424th 727 41.7%
2022 53.32 357th 749 52.3%
2023 48.18 431st 756 43.0%
2024 51.15 415th 754 45.0%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Defiance High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 958 8 3 134 0 n/a n/a 0 1103
1989 960 7 3 128 0 n/a n/a 0 1098
1990 885 9 3 148 0 n/a n/a 0 1045
1991 862 15 1 151 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
1992 809 26 5 181 2 n/a n/a 0 1023
1993 799 30 9 188 2 n/a n/a 0 1028
1994 813 30 6 176 2 n/a n/a 0 1027
1995 879 45 5 187 0 n/a n/a 0 1116
1996 879 45 5 187 0 n/a n/a 0 1116
1997 893 52 6 170 0 n/a n/a 0 1121
1998 847 44 10 157 1 n/a n/a 0 1059
1999 850 37 10 138 2 n/a n/a 0 1037
2000 800 33 12 142 1 n/a n/a 0 988
2001 765 20 8 132 0 n/a n/a 0 925
2002 710 29 6 136 0 n/a n/a 19 900
2003 710 29 6 136 0 n/a n/a 19 900
2004 704 28 6 118 0 n/a n/a 21 877
2005 682 32 5 119 0 n/a n/a 17 855
2006 621 37 6 133 0 n/a n/a 20 817
2007 609 37 7 139 0 n/a n/a 26 818
2008 598 35 6 141 1 n/a n/a 31 812
2009 595 40 7 136 2 n/a n/a 41 821
2010 532 26 7 114 3 n/a n/a 45 727
2011 490 23 8 107 1 0 57 0 686
2012 512 29 10 117 4 0 39 0 711
2013 515 34 8 148 1 0 13 0 719
2014 523 39 4 142 0 0 24 0 732
2015 530 47 6 158 0 0 24 0 765
2016 505 48 10 145 1 0 18 0 727
2017 499 51 7 150 2 0 16 0 725
2018 502 54 9 157 1 0 11 0 734
2019 496 52 5 159 1 0 13 0 726
2020 461 37 4 162 0 0 33 0 697
2021 441 31 2 177 0 0 22 0 673
2022 461 36 2 180 0 0 25 0 704
2023 451 45 2 189 0 0 22 0 709

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Defiance High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1103 54.0 20.4 0
1989 1098 54.0 20.3 n/a
1990 1045 52.8 19.7 n/a
1991 1029 51.6 19.9 n/a
1992 1023 54.1 18.9 3
1993 1028 52.0 19.8 6.7
1994 1027 52.0 19.8 6.5
1995 1116 54.5 20.5 5.4
1996 1116 54.5 20.5 5.4
1997 1121 56.9 19.7 6.6
1998 1059 56.5 18.7 3.4
1999 1037 56.0 18.5 3.8
2000 988 54.0 18.3 4.7
2001 925 54.0 17.1 6.9
2002 900 55.3 16.3 7.2
2003 900 55.3 16.3 7.2
2004 877 54.1 16.2 13.4
2005 855 57.5 14.9 19.7
2006 817 60.0 13.6 19.4
2007 818 75.6 10.8 30.7
2008 812 55.3 14.7 n/a
2009 821 50.1 16.4 35
2010 727 49.8 14.5 45.9
2011 686 48.8 14.0 42.1
2012 711 44.5 15.9 45.7
2013 719 44.1 16.3 42.8
2014 732 42.1 17.3 51.2
2015 765 n/a n/a 47.3
2016 727 46.0 15.8 53.2
2017 725 45.1 16.0 49.9
2018 734 47.9 15.2 49.7
2019 726 48.7 14.9 46.4
2020 697 47.7 14.6 45.2
2021 673 45.2 14.8 n/a
2022 704 49.2 14.2 n/a
2023 709 44.4 15.9 45.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Defiance High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1103 54.0 20.4 0
1989 1098 54.0 20.3 n/a
1990 1045 52.8 19.7 n/a
1991 1029 51.6 19.9 n/a
1992 1023 54.1 18.9 3
1993 1028 52.0 19.8 6.7
1994 1027 52.0 19.8 6.5
1995 1116 54.5 20.5 5.4
1996 1116 54.5 20.5 5.4
1997 1121 56.9 19.7 6.6
1998 1059 56.5 18.7 3.4
1999 1037 56.0 18.5 3.8
2000 988 54.0 18.3 4.7
2001 925 54.0 17.1 6.9
2002 900 55.3 16.3 7.2
2003 900 55.3 16.3 7.2
2004 877 54.1 16.2 13.4
2005 855 57.5 14.9 19.7
2006 817 60.0 13.6 19.4
2007 818 75.6 10.8 30.7
2008 812 55.3 14.7 n/a
2009 821 50.1 16.4 35
2010 727 49.8 14.5 45.9
2011 686 48.8 14.0 42.1
2012 711 44.5 15.9 45.7
2013 719 44.1 16.3 42.8
2014 732 42.1 17.3 51.2
2015 765 n/a n/a 47.3
2016 727 46.0 15.8 53.2
2017 725 45.1 16.0 49.9
2018 734 47.9 15.2 49.7
2019 726 48.7 14.9 46.4
2020 697 47.7 14.6 45.2
2021 673 45.2 14.8 n/a
2022 704 49.2 14.2 n/a
2023 709 44.4 15.9 45.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Defiance High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,562
2022 $11,250
2023 $11,068

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Defiance High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 520th of 836 High schoolsRanks 549th of 867 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Defiance High School)67.263.9
 3.3%
   End of Course American Government (Defiance City)67.263.9
 3.3%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Defiance High School)72.859.6
 13.2%
   End of Course American History (Defiance City)72.859.6
 13.2%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Defiance High School)71.864.8
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Defiance City)71.864.8
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Defiance High School)6459.2
 4.8%
   End of Course English II (Defiance City)6459.2
 4.8%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Defiance High School)50.331.5
 18.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Defiance City)50.331.9
 18.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Defiance High School)55.443
 12.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Defiance City)64.656.9
 7.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students726709
 2.3%
African American5245
 13.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic159189
 18.9%
Pacific Islander00
White496451
 9.1%
Two or More Races1322
 69.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.4%45.4%
 1%


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Defiance High School ranks 472nd of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 709 students attended Defiance High School.

Defiance High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Defiance Elementary School
Middle : Defiance Middle School

Students at Defiance High School are 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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