Licking Today

There were 592 second grade 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.

Fredericktown Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 102 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 49th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,014 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fredericktown Elementary School	102	18.3	556
Centerburg Elementary School	83	18	461
East Knox Elementary School	75	14.8	507
Twin Oak Elementary School	65	17.7	367
Pleasant Street Elementary School	59	18.6	317
Danville Elementary School	47	13.7	343
Dan Emmett Elementary School	43	17.5	246
East Elementary School	43	18.9	228
Columbia Elementary School	43	17.1	251
Wiggin Street Elementary School	32	14.7	218
Centerburg High School	0	0	296
Danville High School	0	0	241
Centerburg Middle School	0	0	249
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	0	0	390
Mount Vernon Middle School	0	0	823
Fredericktown High School	0	0	323
Mount Vernon High School	0	0	911
Fredericktown Middle School	0	0	261