Summary:
ZIP code 47512 covers Bicknell, Indiana, and contains two schools, both part of the North Knox School Corp: North Knox Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 7–12 with 541 students, and North Knox Primary School, serving grades K–2 with 247 students. Together they enroll 788 students. The district is rated 2 stars and ranks 254 of 374 in Indiana, in the 32nd percentile. Notably, no school in this ZIP serves grades 3–6, and there are no middle or alternative schools listed, though the junior-senior high covers grades 7–8.
North Knox Junior-Senior High School has a striking bright spot: a 97.3% graduation rate in 2024–2025, well above the state's 89.7%. But test-based proficiency lags. In 2025–2026, ILEARN Math for all grades was 19.58%, down from 25.98% the prior year and below the district's 28.99%; 7th-grade math was 14.85 points below the state and 8th-grade math 16.11 points below. SAT Math was 14.71% versus the state's 25.6%, and SAT ERW fell from 49.41% to 39.71%. Chronic absenteeism is 23.8%, above the district's 19.6% and the state's 16.7%. Per-student spending is $11,572 with a 15.4 student-teacher ratio.
North Knox Primary School stands out for better attendance — 14.5% chronic absenteeism, below both district and state — plus a smaller 13.0 student-teacher ratio and higher spending of $12,309 per student. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 64.78%, above the high school's 56.93%, suggesting greater economic need at the primary level. However, it has no current test scores or ranking data; its only ranking history dates to 2008–2011 and should not be treated as current performance. Overall, families see a district with strong graduation outcomes but clear math and college-readiness challenges, and a primary school with promising attendance but limited academic data.
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