Knox Central High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Barbourville, Kentucky
Knox Central High School in Barbourville, Kentucky enrolled 720 students in 2024-25 with 52.2 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Kentucky: 91.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
761 students in 2022-23, 751 students in 2023-24, 720 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.1 to 52.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 761 | 50.1 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 49.3 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 720 | 52.2 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Kentucky high schools
Among the 334 Kentucky high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 116 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Knox Central High School enrolled 696 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 116 of the 696 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions59
- Chronically absent59.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.0% of students were White, 1.3% Hispanic, 1.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White96.0%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Two or more races1.1%
- Black1.0%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Knox Central High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 40% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 34% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 187 students in Knox Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 88% | 91.4% |
| Students in the class | 187 | 303 | 49,023 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Barbourville
4 public high schools in Barbourville report 2024-25 enrollment; Knox Central High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Central High School | 720 | 13.8 | 74.0% |
| Knox County Learning Academy | 52 | 6.5 | 88.5% |
| Knox Appalachian School | 32 | 10.7 | 90.6% |
| Barbourville Learning Center | 2 | 2.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Knox Central High School
- Knox Appalachian SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 32 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Knox County Learning AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 52 students, 6.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare Knox Central High School with Knox Appalachian SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Knox County Public Schools spends per student$14,730 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,730
- The largest public schools in KentuckyKnox Central High School is the number 120 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#120 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Knox Central High School
How many students attend Knox Central High School?
720 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Barbourville, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Knox Central High School?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Knox Central High School a Title I school?
Knox Central High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Knox Central High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Knox Central High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Knox Central High School?
90-94% of the 187 students in Knox Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Knox Central High School in?
Knox County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2103150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210315000847 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.