Licking Today

There were 557 fifth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fredericktown Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 100 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fredericktown Elementary School	100	18	556
Centerburg Elementary School	81	17.6	461
Twin Oak Elementary School	70	19.1	367
East Knox Elementary School	67	13.2	507
Danville Elementary School	47	13.7	343
Wiggin Street Elementary School	44	20.2	218
Pleasant Street Elementary School	42	13.2	317
Dan Emmett Elementary School	38	15.4	246
Columbia Elementary School	37	14.7	251
East Elementary School	31	13.6	228
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