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Knoxville High School

๐Ÿ“ 1811 W Madison, Knoxville, Marion County, 50138

500
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Knoxville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Marion County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Wilkins. It is part of the Knoxville Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tracy Wilkins
School district
Knoxville Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Knoxville High School enrolls 500 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
259 (52%)
Female students
241 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45190%
Two or more races193.8%
Hispanic or Latino183.6%
Black or African American71.4%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

200 of the school's 500 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Knoxville High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.

School district: Knoxville Comm School District

Knoxville High School is one of 4 schools in Knoxville Comm School District, based in Knoxville, Iowa. The district serves 1,664 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Knoxville High School is larger than the district average of about 416 students per school.

1,664
District students
4
Schools
122
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

69%
Reading proficient
60%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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