Licking Today

There were 615 eighth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mount Vernon Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 275 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon Middle School	275	33.1	832
Centerburg Middle School	101	37.1	272
Fredericktown Middle School	96	37.1	259
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	89	21.9	406
Danville High School	54	22.9	236
East Knox Elementary School	0	0	505
Danville Elementary School	0	0	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
Fredericktown High School	0	0	329