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Mount Vernon, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Msd Mount Vernon #101 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,371 per pupil, Msd Mount Vernon ranks #50 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,101
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,371
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Msd Mount Vernon operates 5 public schools serving 2,101 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Posey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,371 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.0% local, 51.1% state, and 11.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #101 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 392.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.1% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Vernon High School, enrolling 583 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Mount Vernon High School accounts for 27.7% of all Msd Mount Vernon student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Msd Mount Vernon-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.
Msd Mount Vernon school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Msd Mount Vernon school enrollment ranges from 276 students (lowest) to 583 students (highest), a spread of 307 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.
Msd Mount Vernon student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Msd Mount Vernon chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Msd Mount Vernon is typically wider than the Msd Mount Vernon-aggregate figure suggests.
Msd Mount Vernon has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,101 students.
How much does Msd Mount Vernon spend per student?
Msd Mount Vernon spends $14,371 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #101 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Msd Mount Vernon?
Msd Mount Vernon students are 90.1% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Msd Mount Vernon?
Msd Mount Vernon has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #101 out of 373 districts in Indiana.