Licking Today

There were 508 fourth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

East Knox Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 74 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
East Knox Elementary School	74	14.6	507
Fredericktown Elementary School	72	12.9	556
Centerburg Elementary School	64	13.9	461
Twin Oak Elementary School	54	14.7	367
Pleasant Street Elementary School	46	14.5	317
Columbia Elementary School	45	17.9	251
East Elementary School	42	18.4	228
Wiggin Street Elementary School	38	17.4	218
Danville Elementary School	38	11.1	343
Dan Emmett Elementary School	35	14.2	246
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