Knox City High School

{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school

|name = Knox City High School

|motto = Be Your Best and Nothing Less

|type = Public

|schooltype = high school

|district = Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District

|grades = 9-12

|principal = Colin Howeth

|assistant_principals =

|teaching_staff = 25.84 (FTE)

|ratio = 7.74

|enrollment = 200 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4825870&ID=482587005526|title=KNOX CITY H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 27, 2024}}

|colors = {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} Red and Blue

|conference = UIL Class A

|mascot = Greyhound

|yearbook = Greyhound

|streetaddress = 400 N. 4th St.

|city = Knox City

|state = Texas

|zipcode = 79529-9999

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|33.420926|-99.814892|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

|homepage = [http://www.knoxcityschools.net/vnews/display.v/SEC/Knox%20City%20High%20School 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.{{cite web|url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf |title=2015 Accountability Rating System |publisher=Texas Education Agency |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-10 }} The school was also mentioned on the hit Comedy Central show Tosh.0, after a promotional video for the school's six-man football team went viral.

Athletics

The Knox City Greyhounds compete in:[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Knox-City/ The Athletics Department]

=State titles=

  • Football [http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=17&S=1983 Lone Star Football Network] - 1983 (1A) State champions

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