Knox Community Elementary School

As a sizable elementary school in Knox, Indiana, Knox Community Elementary School works with 699 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within Knox Community School Corp. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Within Knox Community School Corp, which oversees 3 schools and 1,673 students, Knox Community Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Knox Community Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Starke County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Knox Community Elementary School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Knox Community Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 43.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Starke County) records that median household income runs about $63,960, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Starke County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,114 students), of which Knox Community Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Knox Community High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Knox Community Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Knox Community Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 875 (now 699). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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