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Knox Community Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
901 S Main St
Knox, IN 46534
Phone
(574) 772-1654
District
Knox Community School Corp
County
STARKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
470
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.1% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Knox Community Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
39%
27%
39%
31%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
38%
27%
39%
21%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
35%
18%
38%
18%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
37%
25%
43%
15%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 114 24.3%
Grade 6 111 23.6%
Grade 7 120 25.5%
Grade 8 125 26.6%
Total 470 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.1% 92.8% 67.7%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 14.1%
Hispanic 8.2% 6.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.4% 66.0% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 54.7% 56.6% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 9.4% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,170 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 109.4 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,197 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.7% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.0% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 14.4% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,405 $9,437,000 37.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $258 $451,000 1.8%
Staff $260 $454,000 1.8%
General Administration $246 $430,000 1.7%
School Administration $566 $988,000 3.9%
Operation $1,131 $1,974,000 7.9%
Transportation $490 $855,000 3.4%
Other $416 $727,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,367 $5,879,000 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,577 $9,738,000 38.9%
Total Expenditures $14,349 $25,054,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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