Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX CO. R-I·NCES 291128000397
KNOX CO. HIGH
55701 STATE HWY 6, EDINA, MO 63537 · (660) 397-2231 · Knox County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
137 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 15% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KNOX CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 48.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where KNOX CO. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #205 of 440 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #19 of 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #87 of 140 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #311 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #8 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #320 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #119 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #64 of 187 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 230 | 23.6 | 9.8:1 | 60% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 24.9 | 9.1:1 | 65% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 24.5 | 9.9:1 | 62% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 58% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 23.2 | 11.1:1 | 60% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 56% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 32 | 9.5:1 | 42% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 29 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KNOX CO. HIGH.
About KNOX CO. HIGH
KNOX CO. HIGH is a low-enrollment high school in EDINA, Missouri, (ZIP code 63537). The school serves 230 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Missouri is roughly 501 students; this school is 54% smaller than that.
KNOX CO. R-I is the local district for KNOX CO. HIGH. It runs 2 schools with 498 students.
White students are the large majority at KNOX CO. HIGH, with 96% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. The White share in Knox County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. KNOX CO. HIGH has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at KNOX CO. HIGH and a ratio of 9.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. Across public schools in Knox County, the average is about the same, 59%.
A school with KNOX CO. HIGH's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 50.2%. KNOX CO. HIGH scores 51.0%, within a point of that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Knox County show that median household income is about $57,788, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. KNOX CO. HIGH is one of 2 public schools in Knox County, which together enroll about 498 students.
Nearby, KNOX CO. ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile away. KNOX CO. HIGH ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.0% against a local average of 47.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 237 in 2020-21 and 230 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,756
Census ACS
Median income
$57,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KNOX CO. ELEM.0.0 mi · 268
- ADAIR CO. ELEM.12.8 mi · 73
- ADAIR CO. HIGH12.8 mi · 71
- SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.21.0 mi · 252
- SCOTLAND CO. HIGH21.0 mi · 253
- LA PLATA HIGH21.3 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About KNOX CO. HIGHHow many students attend KNOX CO. HIGH?
KNOX CO. HIGH enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does KNOX CO. HIGH serve?
KNOX CO. HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at KNOX CO. HIGH?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at KNOX CO. HIGH.
How diverse is KNOX CO. HIGH?
KNOX CO. HIGH reports a student body of 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KNOX CO. HIGH in?
KNOX CO. HIGH is part of KNOX CO. R-I.
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