Knightstown High School

Knightstown High School operates as a micro-enrollment senior high in Knightstown, Indiana, operated by C A Beard Memorial School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 318 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Across the 3 schools in C A Beard Memorial School Corp (1,077 students total), Knightstown High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Knightstown High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Henry County reports that median household income runs about $63,150, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Knightstown High School is one of 21 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 7,081 students).

Nearest neighbor: Knightstown Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knightstown High School has contracted 15%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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