Knox County R-I School District

08/24/2026

Check this out! KCHS Student Council presents:

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

Attention Seniors!

08/21/2026

Head south and cheer on your Eagles!

08/21/2026

During Back to School Night all K-5 students were given a brand new free book made possible by the following donors/ volunteers.
Ariel Hicks, Terry and Tate Hicks, Emberly and Allisyn Smith, Beverly McKim

We appreciate your willingness to help get these books in the hands of our students in the elementary. Thank you so much for providing more reading opportunities for students to have at home.

08/20/2026

The 2026-2027 school year is officially kicked off! After a delicious breakfast provided by Miller Catering, our school board president, Shelly Bugh gave an encouraging, thankful speech to staff. Administrators had staff introductions and Mr. Van Delft gave updates on a variety of topics. Safety and CPR trainings commenced after the morning session. We had great lunch provided by The Eagle's Nest. Staff listened to speaker and author Joe Beckman to wrap up day one of Professional Development.

08/20/2026

2026 Softball Shirts are for sale! All orders and money are due by Friday, August 28th.

08/20/2026

A Financial Update for Our Community

We want to clear up recent misconceptions regarding our district’s financial health: Fact-Checking Recent Reports ($700,000 Figure)

Capital Upgrades, Not an Operational Loss: Last year's expenditure figure was tied to pre-funded facility improvement projects completed through a lease-purchase agreement. It was not an operational shortfall or loss of district funds.

Accounting Timing Cycle: Revenue for these facility upgrades was received and recognized during the 2024–2025 school year. Following standard public accounting rules, contractors were paid upon project completion during the 2025–2026 school year.

A Temporary Paper Deficit: Recognizing revenue in Year 1 and paying out those pre-funded dollars in Year 2 creates a temporary "paper deficit" on accounting reports for that single cycle, even though the projects were fully funded in advance.

Balanced Operational Budget: Our day-to-day classroom operational budget remains balanced, solvent, and sound.

Facing public misunderstandings with transparency and facts ensures our community stays accurately informed. Thank you for your continued support of our students, staff, and school.

08/19/2026

Our staff members were celebrated at our end-of-the-year banquet! We were honored to recognize our retirees for their years of dedicated service, as well as staff members celebrating milestone anniversaries of 5, 10, 15 years and beyond.

We are grateful for the dedication and commitment of our incredible staff and all they do to support our students and school community. Enjoy these special photos from the celebration! Thank you to our board members who served the staff.

We look forward to another wonderful school year!