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Mount Vernon, New York - 16 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Mount Vernon School District #143 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,918 per pupil, Mount Vernon School District ranks #155 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,009
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$31,918
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Vernon School District operates 16 public schools serving 7,009 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 elementary, 2 high 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 Westchester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,918 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.7% local, 46.4% state, and 8.9% 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 67/100, ranked #143 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 316.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 79.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.2% African American, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pennington School, with a diversity index of 64.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Vernon High School, enrolling 1,062 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rebecca Turner Elementary School, at 218 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mount Vernon High School accounts for 15.2% of all Mount Vernon School District student enrollment
That concentration means Mount Vernon School District-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 School District school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Mount Vernon School District school enrollment ranges from 218 students (lowest) to 1,062 students (highest), a spread of 844 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 School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.3% 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 School District student-counselor ratio is 317:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mount Vernon School District is typically wider than the Mount Vernon School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Vernon School District chronic absenteeism rate is 79.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Mount Vernon School District?
Mount Vernon School District has 16 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 7,009 students.
How much does Mount Vernon School District spend per student?
Mount Vernon School District spends $31,918 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #143 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Vernon School District?
Mount Vernon School District students are 59.2% African American, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% White, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Vernon School District?
Mount Vernon School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #143 out of 941 districts in New York.