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There were 378 12th grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mount Vernon High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 173 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon High School	173	19	911
Fredericktown High School	59	18.3	323
Centerburg High School	58	19.6	296
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	56	14.4	390
Danville High School	32	13.3	241
Fredericktown Elementary School	0	0	556
Centerburg Elementary School	0	0	461
Twin Oak Elementary School	0	0	367
Wiggin Street Elementary School	0	0	218
Pleasant Street Elementary School	0	0	317
Dan Emmett Elementary School	0	0	246
Columbia Elementary School	0	0	251
East Elementary School	0	0	228
Danville Elementary School	0	0	343
East Knox Elementary School	0	0	507
Fredericktown Middle School	0	0	261
Centerburg Middle School	0	0	249
Mount Vernon Middle School	0	0	823