Licking Today

There were 520 third grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fredericktown Elementary School and East Knox Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 72 students each.

Within Knox County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Knox County ranked 48th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,140 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 48th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fredericktown Elementary School	72	13.3	543
East Knox Elementary School	72	14.3	505
Centerburg Elementary School	65	13.4	486
Twin Oak Elementary School	57	16.1	355
Pleasant Street Elementary School	56	16.5	339
Columbia Elementary School	41	16.7	245
East Elementary School	41	17.8	230
Dan Emmett Elementary School	40	15.4	260
Danville Elementary School	38	10.4	364
Wiggin Street Elementary School	38	18	211
Mount Vernon High School	0	0	950
Mount Vernon Middle School	0	0	832
Centerburg Middle School	0	0	272
Centerburg High School	0	0	290
Danville High School	0	0	236
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	0	0	406
Fredericktown High School	0	0	329
Fredericktown Middle School	0	0	259