📍 100 Panther Way, Barbourville, Knox County, 40906
Knox Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Barbourville, Knox County. The school has 761 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Knox Central High School enrolls 761 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.4% Black or African American and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 731 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
591 of the school's 761 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 576 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Knox Central High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 KY-50, state senate district 25, state house district 86.
Knox Central High School is one of 15 schools in Knox County, based in Barbourville, Kentucky. The district serves 3,718 students district-wide and employs 312 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 761 students, Knox Central High School is larger than the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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