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Schools in Nixon

Nixon’s public schools

Knoch School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nixon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 2% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,719 students on the public path
In brief

Nixon’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Nixon’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Knoch HS places highest (better than 95%); Knoch MS lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nixon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–3Knoch Primary Schin SaxonburgA−
6–8Knoch MSin SaxonburgB−
9–12Knoch HSin SaxonburgA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Knoch School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Knoch School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,015 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,263PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 55.1% · 1056 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 1006 students tested

Nixon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Nixon’s borders.

Schools next door
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Nixon—Knoch

Every school in Nixon

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Nixonin other towns
Knoch Primary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Saxonburg
A−
536 students16:1Rate it →
Knoch MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saxonburg
B−
479 students14:1Rate it →
Knoch HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Saxonburg
A+
704 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Nixon’s schools

Are Nixon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nixon. Knoch School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nixon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nixon in?

Knoch School District.

Where do Nixon kids go to high school?

Knoch HS.

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What Nixon families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.