St. John Lutheran School, Defiance OH: PreK-8, 79 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-8
Students (K-12): 79
Students per teacher: 9.4
Affiliation: Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
From Defiance center: Under 1 mile

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Can you use EdChoice here?

Not on the EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list we read

About the list: How the EdChoice list works
Applying: The 2026-27 EdChoice application period runs February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Applications submitted after October 14, 2026 get a prorated award, so apply by October 14 for the full amount. The school submits the application.

Source: EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 10
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 39% boys, 61% girls
Setting: Town

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 81 to 79, down 2 (2%)
Path: Dipped to 59 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (19)
Smallest grade: Grade 7 (1)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 175
Length of the school day: 6 hours 50 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,200
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Ohio: Same as the median of the 868 private schools we list
School day, against Ohio: 15 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 9.4 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

St. John Lutheran School tuition, and what EdChoice pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

OH

Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship

Award: $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
How it varies: Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at St. John Lutheran School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms EdChoice award (lowest) Children

Pay rule: Families with verified income at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines do not pay the tuition left after EdChoice; families above that may owe the difference. Schools may still charge fees.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Defiance Christian Academy ✓	K-6	not reported	not reported	not reported	1
Holy Cross Catholic School ✓	PreK-5	84	10.8	Roman Catholic	2
St. Paul Lutheran School ✓	PreK-8	175	15.4	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	14
St. Augustine Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	42	4.8	Roman Catholic	15

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