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Mount Vernon, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Mount Vernon Isd #721 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,047 per pupil, Mount Vernon Isd ranks #773 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,571
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,047
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Vernon Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,571 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,047 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.9% local, 16.8% state, and 19.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #721 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 557.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mt Vernon El, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mt Vernon El, enrolling 641 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Mt Vernon El accounts for 39.9% of all Mount Vernon Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Vernon Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mount Vernon Isd student-counselor ratio is 557:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Mount Vernon Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Isd is typically wider than the Mount Vernon Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Vernon Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,571 students.
How much does Mount Vernon Isd spend per student?
Mount Vernon Isd spends $12,047 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #721 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Vernon Isd?
Mount Vernon Isd students are 62.2% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Vernon Isd?
Mount Vernon Isd has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #721 out of 1044 districts in Texas.