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There were 549 sixth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mount Vernon Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 272 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon Middle School	272	32.7	832
Centerburg Middle School	83	30.5	272
Fredericktown Middle School	76	29.3	259
East Knox Elementary School	73	14.5	505
Danville Elementary School	45	12.4	364
Fredericktown Elementary School	0	0	543
Centerburg Elementary School	0	0	486
Pleasant Street Elementary School	0	0	339
Twin Oak Elementary School	0	0	355
Dan Emmett Elementary School	0	0	260
Columbia Elementary School	0	0	245
East Elementary School	0	0	230
Wiggin Street Elementary School	0	0	211
Mount Vernon High School	0	0	950
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