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There were 7,014 students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county's student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 91.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Knox County schools, followed by multiracial students with 3.5%, 1.7% Hispanic students and 0.5% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Mount Vernon High School had the highest enrollment among Knox County's 18 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 913 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Mount Vernon High School	953	913	-4.2
Mount Vernon Middle School	833	823	-1.2
Fredericktown Elementary School	543	557	2.6
East Knox Elementary School	505	507	0.4
Centerburg Elementary School	486	462	-4.9
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	407	391	-3.9
Twin Oak Elementary School	358	371	3.6
Danville Elementary School	363	342	-5.8
Fredericktown High School	330	324	-1.8
Pleasant Street Elementary School	345	322	-6.7
Centerburg High School	293	299	2
Fredericktown Middle School	259	261	0.8
Columbia Elementary School	245	253	3.3
Dan Emmett Elementary School	268	250	-6.7
Centerburg Middle School	272	249	-8.5
Danville High School	236	242	2.5
East Elementary School	232	230	-0.9
Wiggin Street Elementary School	212	218	2.8