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Fortville, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Mt Vernon Community School Corp #370 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,801 per pupil, Mt Vernon Community School Corp ranks #301 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,677
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,801
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mt Vernon Community School Corp operates 6 public schools serving 4,677 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,801 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.2% local, 52.3% state, and 5.5% 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 12/100, ranked #370 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 545.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.4% White, 13.2% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mt Comfort Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.6/100.
Its largest campus is Mt Vernon High School, enrolling 1,470 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mt Vernon Early Learning Academy, at 117 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mt Vernon High School accounts for 29.8% of all Mt Vernon Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mt Vernon Community School Corp-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.
Mt Vernon Community School Corp school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Mt Vernon Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 117 students (lowest) to 1,470 students (highest), a spread of 1,353 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mt Vernon Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 545:1 — 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.
Mt Vernon Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — 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 Mt Vernon Community School Corp is typically wider than the Mt Vernon Community School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mt Vernon Community School Corp's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mt Vernon Community School Corp?
Mt Vernon Community School Corp has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,677 students.
How much does Mt Vernon Community School Corp spend per student?
Mt Vernon Community School Corp spends $10,801 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #370 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Mt Vernon Community School Corp?
Mt Vernon Community School Corp students are 69.4% White, 13.2% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mt Vernon Community School Corp?
Mt Vernon Community School Corp has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #370 out of 373 districts in Indiana.