Knox Appalachian School

Located at 1909 KY HWY 3439, in Barbourville, Kentucky, Knox Appalachian School is a micro-enrollment high school that teaches 32 students (grades 5 through 12), run under Knox County. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Within Knox County, which oversees 14 schools and 3,738 students, Knox Appalachian School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Knox Appalachian School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder reads as 13% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 96%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Knox County shows median household income runs about $32,527, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 33%. Knox Appalachian School is one of 20 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 5,276 students).

Nearest neighbor: Knox Central High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knox Appalachian School has shrank 37%, going from 51 students in 2018 to 32 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 84% across the same window.

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