Knox Community High School

Knox Community High School, located in Knox, Indiana, is a small high school. A federal count lists 500 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Indiana is about 816, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.

Knox Community School Corp counts 1,673 students in its 3 schools, and Knox Community High School is one of them.

The student body at Knox Community High School is 91% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Starke County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The teaching staff at Knox Community High School is 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.2:1. This ratio sits 5.4 below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. For comparison, public schools in Starke County average 48%.

In Starke County (population about 23,365), the median household income is $63,960, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Knox Community High School is one of 7 public schools in the county.

Knox Community Elementary School is the public school closest to Knox Community High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment dropped 15% from its 2020-21 level of 589.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Knox Community High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.