Licking Today

There were 558 fourth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fredericktown Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 94 students.

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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fredericktown Elementary School	94	17.3	543
Centerburg Elementary School	82	16.9	486
East Knox Elementary School	72	14.3	505
Twin Oak Elementary School	66	18.6	355
Danville Elementary School	50	13.7	364
Pleasant Street Elementary School	44	13	339
Wiggin Street Elementary School	40	19	211
Dan Emmett Elementary School	38	14.6	260
Columbia Elementary School	37	15.1	245
East Elementary School	35	15.2	230
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