Public schools in Mount Vernon, IL

Mount Vernon has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,295 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Mount Vernon SD 80 runs 4 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 6 districts and agencies that run Mount Vernon's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Mount VernonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Mount Vernon SD 8041,509$18,791
Mount Vernon Township High School11,210$19,317
Summersville SD 791275$13,062
Bethel SD 821160$16,931
Spring Garden CCSD 1781224$13,518
McClellan CCSD 12154$13,389

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Mount Vernon, 1,233 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mount Vernon High School1,23314.3All free (CEP)Mount Vernon Township High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Mount Vernon, 380 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Zadok Casey Middle School38011.9All free (CEP)Mount Vernon SD 80

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 elementary schools in Mount Vernon, 1,439 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center56213.6All free (CEP)Mount Vernon SD 80
Summersville Grade School28312.2All free (CEP)Summersville SD 79
J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr26014.4All free (CEP)Mount Vernon SD 80
Bethel Grade School15411.5All free (CEP)Bethel SD 82
Spring Garden Elementary School12411.7All free (CEP)Spring Garden CCSD 178
McClellan Elementary School568.4All free (CEP)McClellan CCSD 12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Mount Vernon, 243 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr24316.7All free (CEP)Mount Vernon SD 80

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Mount Vernon's public schools compare with Illinois's

The median Mount Vernon school has 12.2 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Illinois median of 13.1. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 260 students (state 374).

Mount Vernon against Illinois, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Mount VernonIllinois
Median students per teacher12.213.1
Median school size (students)260374
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%54%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%53%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Mount Vernon schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Mount Vernon

  1. Mount Vernon SD 80Runs 4 of Mount Vernon's 9 public schools and spent $18,791 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,791
  2. Mount Vernon High School, the largest high school in Mount Vernon1,233 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.1,233
  3. Compare Mount Vernon SD 80 with Mount Vernon Township High SchoolMount Vernon's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Mount Vernon addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Illinois

  1. Chicago629 schools
  2. Aurora47 schools
  3. Rockford44 schools
  4. Naperville41 schools
  5. Peoria33 schools
  6. Joliet31 schools
  7. Springfield31 schools
  8. Plainfield29 schools

Questions about schools in Mount Vernon

  1. How many public schools are in Mount Vernon, IL?
    9 public schools with an address in Mount Vernon were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,295 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Mount Vernon?
    Mount Vernon High School, with 1,233 students in 2024-25 (Mount Vernon Township High School).
  3. Which districts run Mount Vernon's schools?
    Mount Vernon SD 80 (4 schools), Mount Vernon Township High School (1 school), Summersville SD 79 (1 school), Bethel SD 82 (1 school), and 2 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .