Mount Vernon Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Mount Vernon Comm School District (district ID 1920040)

Public school district · Linn County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1920040

Mount Vernon Community Schools spent $12,721 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 54% of the other Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,583). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,438 students in 2024-25; 44.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,480 per student, down 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Iowa: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Iowa districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mount Vernon Community Schools in enrollment (1,337 to 1,466 students) and Mount Vernon Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Mount Vernon Community Schools, FY23Saydel Comm $15,826; Oelwein Comm $13,574; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; West Delaware County Community $13,227; Creston Community Schools $12,755; Mount Vernon Community Schools $12,721; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Clarke Comm $11,791; Centerville Community $11,550; CAM Comm $7,413; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.5k10k15k20kSaydel Comm$15,826Oelwein Comm$13,574Mid-Prairie Community$13,373West Delaware County Community$13,227Creston Community Schools$12,755Mount Vernon Community Schools$12,721Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Clarke Comm$11,791Centerville Community$11,550CAM Comm$7,413State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Mount Vernon Community Schools, FY23Saydel Comm $15,826; Oelwein Comm $13,574; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; West Delaware County Community $13,227; Creston Community Schools $12,755; Mount Vernon Community Schools $12,721; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Clarke Comm $11,791; Centerville Community $11,550; CAM Comm $7,413; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.5k10k15k20kSaydel Comm$15,826Oelwein Comm$13,574Mid-Prairie Community$13,373West Delaware County Community$13,227Creston Community Schools$12,755Mount Vernon Community Schools$12,721Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Clarke Comm$11,791Centerville Community$11,550CAM Comm$7,413State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Mount Vernon Community Schools, FY23Saydel Comm $15,826; Oelwein Comm $13,574; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; West Delaware County Community $13,227; Creston Community Schools $12,755; Mount Vernon Community Schools $12,721; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Clarke Comm $11,791; Centerville Community $11,550; CAM Comm $7,413; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.5k10k15k20kSaydel Comm$15,826Oelwein Comm$13,574Mid-Prairie Community$13,373West Delaware County Community$13,227Creston Community Schools$12,755Mount Vernon Community Schools$12,721Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Clarke Comm$11,791Centerville Community$11,550CAM Comm$7,413State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Mount Vernon Community Schools, FY23Saydel Comm $15,826; Oelwein Comm $13,574; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; West Delaware County Community $13,227; Creston Community Schools $12,755; Mount Vernon Community Schools $12,721; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Clarke Comm $11,791; Centerville Community $11,550; CAM Comm $7,413; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.5k10k15k20kSaydel Comm$15,826Oelwein Comm$13,574Mid-Prairie Community$13,373West Delaware County Community$13,227Creston Community Schools$12,755Mount Vernon Community Schools$12,721Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Clarke Comm$11,791Centerville Community$11,550CAM Comm$7,413State median, 1,000+ students $12,583

Where the money came from

$22,115,000 in revenue: 44.5% state, 50.2% local and 5.3% federal. Total spending including $3,676,000 of capital outlay was $23,018,000, or $16,418 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mount Vernon Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,843,000; Local $11,104,000; Federal $1,168,000; total $22,115,000.
  • State$9,843,000 45%
  • Local$11,104,000 50%
  • Federal$1,168,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 125 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,402 students in 2022-23, 1,427 students in 2023-24, 1,438 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mount Vernon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,402, 2023-24: 1,427, 2024-25: 1,43805001k1.5k2022-231,4022023-241,4272024-251,438
Mount Vernon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,402, 2023-24: 1,427, 2024-25: 1,43805001k1.5k2022-231,4022023-241,4272024-251,438
Mount Vernon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,402, 2023-24: 1,427, 2024-25: 1,43805001k1.5k2022-231,4022023-241,4272024-251,438
Mount Vernon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,402, 2023-24: 1,427, 2024-25: 1,43805001k1.5k2022-231,4022023-241,4272024-251,438

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,40295.114.7
2023-241,42795.315.0
2024-251,43891.715.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,194,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,131 per student

Mount Vernon Community Schools booked $7,194,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 95 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,535 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 Iowa districts with a figure (state median $63,361, 318 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Iowa teacher salary at $59,262 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,441,00075.6%
Special education$674,0009.4%
Vocational$286,0004.0%
Other programs$793,00011.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,186 in 2018-19, $4,404 in 2019-20, $4,556 in 2020-21, $4,639 in 2021-22, $5,131 in 2022-23.

Mount Vernon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,186, 2019-20: $4,404, 2020-21: $4,556, 2021-22: $4,639, 2022-23: $5,13102k4k6k2018-19$4,1862019-20$4,4042020-21$4,5562021-22$4,6392022-23$5,131
Mount Vernon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,186, 2019-20: $4,404, 2020-21: $4,556, 2021-22: $4,639, 2022-23: $5,13102k4k6k2018-19$4,1862019-20$4,4042020-21$4,5562021-22$4,6392022-23$5,131
Mount Vernon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,186, 2019-20: $4,404, 2020-21: $4,556, 2021-22: $4,639, 2022-23: $5,13102k4k6k2018-19$4,1862019-20$4,4042020-21$4,5562021-22$4,6392022-23$5,131
Mount Vernon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,186, 2019-20: $4,404, 2020-21: $4,556, 2021-22: $4,639, 2022-23: $5,13102k4k6k2018-19$4,1862019-20$4,4042020-21$4,5562021-22$4,6392022-23$5,131

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mount Vernon Community Schools scored proficient or above: 83% in reading and 81% in math, against 69.7% in reading and 63.8% in math across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIowaStudents tested
Reading and language arts83%69.7%936
Math81%63.8%936

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 119 students in Mount Vernon Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIowa
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%87.5%
Students in the class11938,026

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 543 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Elementary School54313.615.8%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 425 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mount Vernon Middle School42517.112.7%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 470 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mount Vernon High School47017.410.2%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mount Vernon Community Schools

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentMount Vernon Community Schools ranks 58 of 125 Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,721).#58 of 125
  2. Every school district in IowaMount Vernon Community Schools is the number 85 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 1,402 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#85 of 328
  3. CAM Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 1,441 students in fall 2022, $7,413 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$7,413
  4. West Delaware County Community School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 1,380 students in fall 2022, $13,227 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,227
  5. Compare Mount Vernon Community Schools with CAM Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mount Vernon High School, its largest high school470 students in 2024-25, 17.4 per teacher.470
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaMount Vernon Community Schools spent $75,535 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$75,535
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mount Vernon Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Mount Vernon Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,438 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mount Vernon Community Schools spend per student?
    $12,721 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Iowa median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,583 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,480 per student, down 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mount Vernon Community Schools' money come from?
    $22,115,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.5% state, 50.2% local and 5.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mount Vernon Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 58 of the 1,082 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Mount Vernon Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,194,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,131 per student. Divided by the 95 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,535 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 Iowa districts (state median $63,361). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Iowa teacher salary at $59,262 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Mount Vernon Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mount Vernon Community Schools scored proficient or above: 83% in reading and 81% in math, against 69.7% in reading and 63.8% in math across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Mount Vernon Community Schools?
    85-89% of the 119 students in Mount Vernon Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Mount Vernon Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1920040. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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