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East Knox Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Howard, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 415 students. The school is part of the East Knox Local School District, which is ranked 468 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
East Knox Junior/Senior High School has a predominantly white student population, with over 94% of students identifying as white, significantly higher than the state average. The school maintains high four-year graduation rates, reaching 97.3% in the 2023-2024 school year, well above the state average. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.7% in 2019-2020 to 19.9% in 2021-2022. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with strengths in subjects like American History and Biology, but struggles in areas like Geometry and Algebra I, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Interestingly, the nearby Knox County Career Center, a vocational high school, has a similar racial composition to East Knox Junior/Senior High School, with over 91% of students identifying as white. However, the Career Center has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio (7:1) compared to East Knox (17.4:1), which may contribute to its ability to provide more personalized instruction. Additionally, East Knox Junior/Senior High School's performance in serving its gifted and talented, special education, and disabled student populations is an area of concern, with low rankings in these subgroups compared to other Ohio high schools.
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