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There were 556 eighth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mount Vernon Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 278 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon Middle School	278	33.8	823
Centerburg Middle School	90	36.1	249
Fredericktown Middle School	85	32.6	261
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	65	16.7	390
Danville High School	38	15.8	241
East Knox Elementary School	0	0	507
Danville Elementary School	0	0	343
Mount Vernon High School	0	0	911
Fredericktown High School	0	0	323
Centerburg High School	0	0	296
East Elementary School	0	0	228
Columbia Elementary School	0	0	251
Dan Emmett Elementary School	0	0	246
Pleasant Street Elementary School	0	0	317
Wiggin Street Elementary School	0	0	218
Twin Oak Elementary School	0	0	367
Centerburg Elementary School	0	0	461
Fredericktown Elementary School	0	0	556