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Knox Community High School

Public Grades 9-12
297th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 415 Indiana High Schools
Better than 28% of Indiana high schools
Summary

Knox Community High School is a grades 9–12 public high school in Knox, a small town in northern Indiana, serving about 500 students as part of Knox Community School Corp.

The school's clearest strengths are getting students to graduation and keeping them in class. Its graduation rate was 96.8% in 2024–2025, above Indiana's 89.7% and higher than Plymouth High School (95.3%), South Central Junior-Senior High School (95.7%), and Culver Community Middle/High School (92.0%). Chronic absenteeism was 8.5%, far below the state's 16.7% and lower than Plymouth (14.9%), Winamac Community High School (15.1%), and Culver (20.4%); only Tri-Township Junior-Senior High School (3.2%) was lower among nearby schools. Reported per-student spending was $13,487, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 11.1.

Academics are the weak spot. The school ranked 297th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 (28th percentile, 1 star), down from the 53rd percentile in 2017–2018. SAT math proficiency was 14.05% versus the state's 25.6%, and SAT reading 35.54% versus 51.9%, though Biology ILEARN has climbed to 35.19% from 13.83% in 2022–2023. Among nearby schools, John Glenn High School (85th percentile) and Plymouth (78th) rank well above Knox, while Knox sits above Culver and Tri-Township. Students receiving special education services ranked at the 62nd percentile, above the school overall, while low-income students (29th) and male students (23rd) ranked below it. Roughly 47.2% of students were reported as receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

500
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,487
Per pupil spending ?
47.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 Redskin Trl
       Knox, IN  46534

(574) 772-1673

District: Knox Community School Corp


Feeder schools for Knox Community High School:

Elementary:    Knox Community Elementary School
Middle:    Knox Community Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.6%
Hispanic:
6.8%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016
!Evidence-based Reading and Writing scores 16 pts below the Indiana average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg31%
Indiana avg39%
297th of 415
Indiana public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
245th of 374Knox Community School Corp among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202630.6297 of 41528.4%★☆☆☆☆
202533.2294 of 42931.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.3270 of 43237.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.4214 of 39846.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.9277 of 40932.3%★★☆☆☆
202146.6197 of 38849.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.6215 of 38944.7%★★☆☆☆
201856.5181 of 38553.0%★★★☆☆
201737.0269 of 38029.2%★☆☆☆☆
201645.4240 of 39439.1%★★☆☆☆
201557.8140 of 40065.0%★★★☆☆
201457.3115 of 37969.7%★★★☆☆
201339.9195 of 35344.8%★★☆☆☆
201232.9268 of 37328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201139.4224 of 36438.5%★★☆☆☆
201043.6177 of 36251.1%★★★☆☆
200959.7173 of 36452.5%★★★☆☆
200846.6238 of 36033.9%★★☆☆☆
200749.5219 of 35438.1%★★☆☆☆
200650.8211 of 34939.5%★★☆☆☆
200538.2270 of 34922.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202635.8264 of 39533.2%★★☆☆☆
202533.6267 of 38731.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.9252 of 39235.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.9223 of 38842.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202644.197 of 19450.0%★★★☆☆
202361.652 of 16668.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202631.7275 of 39029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202538.3246 of 37734.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.9202 of 37746.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.8220 of 37942.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202623.6306 of 39722.9%★☆☆☆☆
202526.1296 of 38623.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.1260 of 39233.7%★★☆☆☆
202345.6194 of 38349.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202654.5110 of 29262.3%★★★☆☆
202543.4153 of 29848.7%★★☆☆☆
202463.178 of 28973.0%★★★★☆
202349.9115 of 28559.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202621.6317 of 38718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202520.8320 of 37715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2286 of 38124.9%★☆☆☆☆
202333.5251 of 37533.1%★★☆☆☆
202221.6317 of 37816.1%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+22 vs school
Female (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Evidence-based Reading and Writing36%-16 vs state
Biology35%
Mathematics14%-12 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Knox Community High School

Knox Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knox Community Elementary School
Middle : Knox Community Middle School

Students at Knox Community High School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Knox Community High School ranks 297th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Knox Community High School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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