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Knox City High School

Coordinates: 33°25′15″N 99°48′54″W / 33.420926°N 99.814892°W / 33.420926; -99.814892
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Knox City High School
Address
Map
400 N. 4th St.

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79529-9999

Coordinates33°25′15″N 99°48′54″W / 33.420926°N 99.814892°W / 33.420926; -99.814892
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoBe Your Best and Nothing Less
School districtKnox 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 conferenceUIL Class A
MascotGreyhound
YearbookGreyhound
WebsiteKnox 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.

Athletics

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

State Titles

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  • Football [4]
    • 1983(1A)

Notable alumni

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  • Danny Balis - radio personality, musician, raconteur. Aliases include "Dingu" and "The Black Cloud"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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