High school (grades 9-12) · Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center

Federal NCES profile for Knox County Career Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390511404070
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Knox County Career Center earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Ohio schools.

#6 of 8
public schools in Mount Vernon · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
7.7:1
small classes for Ohio
28.2%
free-lunch eligible

Knox County Career Center has class sizes smaller than 98% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Knox County Career Center ranks #6 of 8 public schools in Mount Vernon, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Knox County Career Center held near 470 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 67.5 → 46.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 390511404070 · Mount Vernon, OH High · MID · TRAD

519 enr · 7.7:1 · 28.2% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Fairfield High Preparatory School (519 students)

Knox County Career Center held near 470 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 67.5 → 46.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Knox County Career Center compares

Knox County Career Center held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.7:1 ▼ 58% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.2% ▼ 11% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 519 top 30% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
519
Bigger than 64% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.2%
free-lunch eligible - 11% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.7:1
students per teacher - 58% below state mean
Top 2% in Ohio - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$25,566
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 260 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
72
in-school suspensions + 42 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 22.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 7 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 93.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Two or More 1.9%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 93.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.8, Knox County Career Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Knox County Jvsd reports $25,566 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Mount Vernon

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Knox County Career Center

How many students attend Knox County Career Center?

Knox County Career Center has 519 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mount Vernon, OH. CCD year-over-year: 475 (2022-23) → 470 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Knox County Career Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Knox County Career Center is 7.7:1, which is 58% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 51% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Knox County Career Center?

28.2% of students at Knox County Career Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knox County Career Center?

The largest demographic group at Knox County Career Center is White at 93.3% of enrollment, in Mount Vernon, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Knox County Career Center?

Knox County Career Center has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Knox County Career Center rank among public schools in Mount Vernon?

By Resource Investment Index, Knox County Career Center ranks #6 of 8 public schools in Mount Vernon, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mount Vernon on the city page.

What other schools are in Knox County Jvsd?

None reported; Knox County Jvsd operates only Knox County Career Center as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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