Public schools in Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 6,967 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Mount Vernon City School District runs 15 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 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.
| District | Schools in Mount Vernon | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon City School District | 15 | 7,009 | $34,889 |
| Amani Public Charter School | 1 | 332 | $25,160 |
| Intellectus Preparatory Charter School | 1 | 51 | not reported |
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.
3 high schools in Mount Vernon, 2,236 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon High School | 1,062 | 13.6 | 66.4% | Mount Vernon City |
| Mount Vernon Steam Academy | 747 | 14.5 | 70.1% | Mount Vernon City |
| Denzel Washington School-Arts | 427 | 12.5 | 67.4% | Mount Vernon City |
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.
2 middle schools in Mount Vernon, 411 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Public Charter School | 314 | 15.8 | 60.2% | Amani Public Charter School |
| Intellectus Preparatory Charter School | 97 | not reported | All free (CEP) | Intellectus Preparatory Charter 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.
12 elementary schools in Mount Vernon, 4,320 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School | 470 | 11.5 | 63.4% | Mount Vernon City |
| Pennington School | 409 | 11.3 | 44.0% | Mount Vernon City |
| Graham School | 406 | 10.6 | 58.1% | Mount Vernon City |
| Edward Williams School | 398 | 11.8 | 67.8% | Mount Vernon City |
| Mount Vernon Leadership Academy | 382 | 11.1 | 65.7% | Mount Vernon City |
| Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School | 355 | 11.9 | 66.2% | Mount Vernon City |
| Benjamin Turner Middle School | 340 | 8.3 | 62.6% | Mount Vernon City |
| Grimes School | 330 | 9.2 | 71.8% | Mount Vernon City |
| Hamilton School | 320 | 9.5 | 73.4% | Mount Vernon City |
| Traphagen School | 316 | 10.0 | 50.6% | Mount Vernon City |
The other 2 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Honor Academy | 301 | 9.7 | 53.8% | Mount Vernon City |
| Cecil H Parker School | 293 | 10.0 | 64.2% | Mount Vernon City |
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 New York's
The median Mount Vernon school has 11.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 75% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 355 students (state 428).
| Mount Vernon | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 355 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 75% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 12% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 17 Mount Vernon schools and the 4,767 New York 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
- Mount Vernon City School DistrictRuns 15 of Mount Vernon's 17 public schools and spent $34,889 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$34,889
- Mount Vernon High School, the largest high school in Mount Vernon1,062 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,062
- Compare Mount Vernon City School District with Amani Public Charter SchoolMount Vernon's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- 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.
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Questions about schools in Mount Vernon
How many public schools are in Mount Vernon, NY?
17 public schools with an address in Mount Vernon were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 6,967 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Mount Vernon?
Mount Vernon High School, with 1,062 students in 2024-25 (Mount Vernon City School District).Which districts run Mount Vernon's schools?
Mount Vernon City School District (15 schools), Amani Public Charter School (1 school), Intellectus Preparatory Charter School (1 school). 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