Knox Community High School


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

Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9-12. As of 2016, the school's principal is Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff.
There are 45 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors. 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.
Knox Community High School has received multiple Bronze Medal ratings in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools survey.

Music

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.