Thank you

Knox County Board of Education Members

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January is School Board Appreciation Month

We would like to thank our Board Members for putting students first!

Thank you, Mr. Kevin Hinkle, Ms. Kay Powers, Mr. Jim Miles, Dr. Thomas Ashburn, and Mr. Jimmy Hendrickson, for your dedication to the Knox County Public Schools.

Friday, January 17, 2025

Bus Route Changes

Our schools will be on regular schedule, with doors open for drop-off at 7:30am.

There remain several routes that our buses cannot safely travel.

Bus pickup and dropoff will remain at the same location for morning and afternoon.

Dewitt Elementary Community

·         Bus # 214 - Driver Stephen Loveless

Wil begin pickups at Bufford Bingham’s Store at 6:55am. Then Brown’s Branch at 7:10.

Run normal route down Highway 223.

·         Bus # 224 - Driver Leonard Brown

Run normal route down Highway 718 starting at Pigeon Roost at 6:30am.

Then will pick up remaining students at Salem Church at 7am.

·         Bus # 714 - Driver Darrel Bargo

Will run Salt Gum Road, Turkey Fork will pick at Salt Gum Road intersection at 6:50am.

Then come down to Diane’s Store for John’s Branch at 7:15am.

·         Bus # 2004 - Driver Jerry Mills

Run normal route from Highway 25E to Dewitt School on Highway 223 at 6:45am.

Pick up at Escoe’s Market at 6:55am for Moore’s Creek and Mud Lick. Will run Walker Loop.

·         Bus # 614 - Driver Sharon Saylor

Run normal route on Clarks Branch/ Smith’s Creek/ Hinkle Branch beginning at 6:45am on Highway 223 and stop at the mouth of each hollow.

·         Bus # 2003 – Driver Jeremy King

Will be at the mouth of Houston Broughton Hollow at 6:45am.

Lynn Camp Elementary Community

·         Bus # 525 – Driver Sim Thacker

Will begin at RECC at 6:50am to pick up for Middle Fork, Richland Road, and Mooreland Cemetery Road.

Run normal route to Lynn Camp.

·         Bus #122 – Driver Marc Estep

Run normal route at 7am, will pick Johnson Hollow at Rossland Church at 7:10am, then continue normal route.

·         Bus #316 – Driver Ricky Love

Run normal route at 6:35am, will pick up at the mouth of Garland Cemetery at 7:15am.

·         Bus #511 – Driver Emmett Caton

Run normal route at 6:30am for all routes except for Hazel Fork.  Will pick up remaining students at intersection of Hazel Fork and Highway 25E at 7:15am.

·        Bus # 424 – Driver Darrel Hendrix

Run normal route beginning at 6:30am, with the exception of Disney Hill and Poplar Grove which will met at the intersection of Highway 830 and Poplar Grove at 7:20am.

These remaining roads will be picked up at the mouth of each hollow or road.

G.R. Hampton Elementary
Flat Creek

Girdler Elementary
Big Bull Creek, Low Gap, or Sand Lick – all three will meet at Friendship Baptist Church.

Frisbee Branch and Greenbrier Road will meet at Green Road Baptist Church.

Bus # 2005 - Driver Roy Vaughn
Horn Branch Church at 7am

Latest News and Events

2023-2024
Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA)
Results for Knox County Public Schools

Reading Assessment
Elementary 38% Proficient | 22% Distinguished
Middle 33% Proficient | 19% Distinguished
High School 31% Proficient | 13% Distinguished

Mathematics Assessment
Elementary 38% Proficient | 16% Distinguished
Middle 33% Proficient | 10% Distinguished
High School 29% Proficient | 4% Distinguished

More information can be found on the Kentucky School Report Card for Knox County.