Knox Community High School
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| Knox Community High School | |
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| Location | |
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1 Redskin Trail , , 46534 | |
| Coordinates | 41°17′10″N 86°37′25″W / 41.28611°N 86.62361°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1894 |
| School district | Knox Community School Corporation |
| Principal | Elizabeth Ratliff |
| Teaching staff | 38.17 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 524 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.73[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Hoosier North Athletic Conference[2] |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Team name | Redskins |
| Website | Official Website |
Knox Community High School is the only high school in Knox, Indiana. Knox is located centrally in Starke County, in the northwest/north central part of the state.
General information
[edit]Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9-12. As of 2016[update], the school's principal is Mr. Glenn Barnes.[3]
There are 45 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors.[4] Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs and a large arts department, which includes marching band, concert band, jazz band, indoor percussion, a fall play, and a spring musical, along with academic teams such as Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl, and the Speech Team.
The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue.[5]
Knox Community High School has received multiple Bronze Medal ratings in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools survey.[6]
Music
[edit]Knox was first named as one of the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" in 2016, an honor that it has maintained annually.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Knox Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ IHSAA. "IHSAA Athletic Conferences".
- ^ "School Snapshot". Indiana Dept. of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Knox Community High School (7833) Teacher Count". IDOE: Compass.
- ^ "School Directory" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Best High Schools Search". U.S. News & World Report. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts - NAMM Foundation".
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