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Among the many ethnicities represented in Knox County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 7,014 students attending Knox County schools, 91.6% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.5% of Knox County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Knox County, representing 91.8% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.8% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Centerburg Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	462
Fredericktown Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	557
Danville High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	242
Fredericktown High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	324
Centerburg Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	249
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	391
Danville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	342
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	322
Fredericktown Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	92.3%	261
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.6%	250
Columbia Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.3%	253
Twin Oak Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.6%	371
East Knox Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.5%	507
Wiggin Street Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.4%	218
Centerburg High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	299
East Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90%	230
Mount Vernon Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.1%	823
Mount Vernon High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.2%	913