North Knox Jr-Sr High School

North Knox Jr-Sr High School is a cozy senior high in Bicknell, Indiana, overseen by North Knox School Corp. The school serves 541 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so North Knox Jr-Sr High School sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.

North Knox School Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,158 students. North Knox Jr-Sr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, North Knox Jr-Sr High School logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Knox County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting North Knox Jr-Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Knox Jr-Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 28.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Knox County put median household earnings sit near $61,237, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. North Knox Jr-Sr High School is one of 14 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 5,081 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Knox Primary School, around 4.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Knox Jr-Sr High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Knox Jr-Sr High School has declined 11%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 89% across the same window.

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