Public schools in Mount Vernon, OH
Mount Vernon has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,676 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mount Vernon City School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 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 | 7 | 3,536 | $13,724 |
| Knox County JVSD | 1 | 475 | $25,566 |
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.
2 high schools in Mount Vernon, 1,463 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon High School | 944 | 18.3 | 37.1% | Mount Vernon City |
| Knox County Career Center | 519 | 9.8 | 40.8% | Knox County JVSD |
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, 787 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Middle School | 787 | 14.5 | 38.3% | 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.
5 elementary schools in Mount Vernon, 1,426 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Oak Elementary School | 371 | 18.3 | 34.6% | Mount Vernon City |
| Pleasant Street Elementary School | 329 | 16.2 | All free (CEP) | Mount Vernon City |
| Columbia Elementary School | 244 | 18.9 | 35.9% | Mount Vernon City |
| Dan Emmett Elementary School | 244 | 15.4 | All free (CEP) | Mount Vernon City |
| East Elementary School | 238 | 17.4 | 36.5% | 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 Ohio's
The median Mount Vernon school has 16.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Ohio median of 17.0. 63% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 350 students (state 395).
| Mount Vernon | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.8 | 17.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 350 | 395 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 63% | 49% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 88% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Mount Vernon schools and the 3,471 Ohio 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 7 of Mount Vernon's 8 public schools and spent $13,724 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,724
- Mount Vernon High School, the largest high school in Mount Vernon944 students in 2024-25, 18.3 per teacher.944
- Compare Mount Vernon City School District with Knox County JVSDMount Vernon's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OhioOhio'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, OH?
8 public schools with an address in Mount Vernon were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,676 students.What is the largest high school in Mount Vernon?
Mount Vernon High School, with 944 students in 2024-25 (Mount Vernon City School District).Which districts run Mount Vernon's schools?
Mount Vernon City School District (7 schools), Knox County JVSD (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