Knox City High School

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Knox City High School
Address
Knox City High School
400 N. 4th St.

Knox City
,
Texas
79529-9999

United States
Coordinates 33°25′15″N99°48′54″W / 33.420926°N 99.814892°W / 33.420926; -99.814892
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School type Public high school
MottoBe Your Best and Nothing Less
School district Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District
PrincipalColin Howeth
Teaching staff26.82 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment209 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio7.79 [1]
Color(s)   Red and Blue
Athletics conference UIL Class A
MascotGreyhound
YearbookGreyhound
Website Knox City High School

Knox City High School is a public high school situated on the north edge of Knox City, Texas United States and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District located in southwestern Knox County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] The school was also mentioned on the hit Comedy Central show Tosh.0, after a promotional video for the school's 6-man football team went viral.

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Athletics

The Knox City Greyhounds compete in these sports - [3]

State Titles

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "KNOX CITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ The Athletics Department
  4. ↑ Lone Star Football Network


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