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Mount Vernon, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Mount Vernon City #457 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,889 per pupil, Mount Vernon City ranks #629 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,536
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,889
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Vernon City operates 8 public schools serving 3,536 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,889 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.9% local, 38.9% state, and 16.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #457 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 213.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.1% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Vernon Middle School, with a diversity index of 22.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Vernon High School, enrolling 944 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wiggin Street Elementary School, at 217 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mount Vernon High School accounts for 26.7% of all Mount Vernon City student enrollment
That concentration means Mount Vernon City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Mount Vernon City school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Mount Vernon City school enrollment ranges from 217 students (lowest) to 944 students (highest), a spread of 727 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mount Vernon City student-counselor ratio is 213:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Mount Vernon City chronic absenteeism rate is 24.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Mount Vernon City is typically wider than the Mount Vernon City-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Vernon City has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,536 students.
How much does Mount Vernon City spend per student?
Mount Vernon City spends $12,889 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #457 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Vernon City?
Mount Vernon City students are 90.1% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Vernon City?
Mount Vernon City has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #457 out of 806 districts in Ohio.