Knoxville Sr High School

Located at 600 E Main St, in Knoxville, Illinois, Knoxville Sr High School is a very small senior high that caters to 272 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Knoxville CUSD 202. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Knoxville CUSD 202 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 917 students. Knoxville Sr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Knoxville Sr High School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Knoxville Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Knox County's rate of about 64%.

With demographic context factored in, Knoxville Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.1%; this one delivers 33.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Knox County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), Knoxville Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Knoxville Jr High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knoxville Sr High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.6%.

Knoxville Sr High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 386 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 91% to 95%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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