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There were 637 ninth grade students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mount Vernon High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 293 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon High School	293	32.2	911
Fredericktown High School	102	31.6	323
Centerburg High School	102	34.5	296
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	86	22.1	390
Danville High School	54	22.4	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