Mt. Vernon R-V

Public school district · Lawrence County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2921600

Mt. Vernon R-V spent $10,584 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 83% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,542 students in 2024-25; 38.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,969 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Missouri: 89.3%).

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 Missouri districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mt. Vernon R-V in enrollment (1,480 to 1,584 students) and Mt. Vernon R-V itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Mt. Vernon R-V, FY23Guadalupe Centers Schools $17,440; Frontier Schools $16,421; Maplewood-Richmond Hts $16,179; Gateway Science Acad/St Louis $15,754; Boonville Schools $12,063; Richmond R-XVI $11,432; Mt. Vernon R-V $10,584; Seneca R-Vii $10,350; Doniphan R-I $10,278; Hallsville $9,783; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGuadalupe Centers Schools$17,440Frontier Schools$16,421Maplewood-Richmond Hts$16,179Gateway Science Acad/St Louis$15,754Boonville Schools$12,063Richmond R-XVI$11,432Mt. Vernon R-V$10,584Seneca R-Vii$10,350Doniphan R-I$10,278Hallsville$9,783State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Mt. Vernon R-V, FY23Guadalupe Centers Schools $17,440; Frontier Schools $16,421; Maplewood-Richmond Hts $16,179; Gateway Science Acad/St Louis $15,754; Boonville Schools $12,063; Richmond R-XVI $11,432; Mt. Vernon R-V $10,584; Seneca R-Vii $10,350; Doniphan R-I $10,278; Hallsville $9,783; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGuadalupe Centers Schools$17,440Frontier Schools$16,421Maplewood-Richmond Hts$16,179Gateway Science Acad/St Louis$15,754Boonville Schools$12,063Richmond R-XVI$11,432Mt. Vernon R-V$10,584Seneca R-Vii$10,350Doniphan R-I$10,278Hallsville$9,783State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Mt. Vernon R-V, FY23Guadalupe Centers Schools $17,440; Frontier Schools $16,421; Maplewood-Richmond Hts $16,179; Gateway Science Acad/St Louis $15,754; Boonville Schools $12,063; Richmond R-XVI $11,432; Mt. Vernon R-V $10,584; Seneca R-Vii $10,350; Doniphan R-I $10,278; Hallsville $9,783; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kGuadalupe Centers Schools$17,440Frontier Schools$16,421Maplewood-Richmond Hts$16,179Gateway Science Acad/St Louis$15,754Boonville Schools$12,063Richmond R-XVI$11,432Mt. Vernon R-V$10,584Seneca R-Vii$10,350Doniphan R-I$10,278Hallsville$9,783State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Mt. Vernon R-V, FY23Guadalupe Centers Schools $17,440; Frontier Schools $16,421; Maplewood-Richmond Hts $16,179; Gateway Science Acad/St Louis $15,754; Boonville Schools $12,063; Richmond R-XVI $11,432; Mt. Vernon R-V $10,584; Seneca R-Vii $10,350; Doniphan R-I $10,278; Hallsville $9,783; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kGuadalupe Centers Schools$17,440Frontier Schools$16,421Maplewood-Richmond Hts$16,179Gateway Science Acad/St Louis$15,754Boonville Schools$12,063Richmond R-XVI$11,432Mt. Vernon R-V$10,584Seneca R-Vii$10,350Doniphan R-I$10,278Hallsville$9,783State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$19,051,000 in revenue: 38.1% state, 46.0% local and 15.8% federal. Total spending including $1,312,000 of capital outlay was $18,488,000, or $12,099 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mt. Vernon R-V revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,262,000; Local $8,771,000; Federal $3,018,000; total $19,051,000.
  • State$7,262,000 38%
  • Local$8,771,000 46%
  • Federal$3,018,000 16%

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 176 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,528 students in 2022-23, 1,519 students in 2023-24, 1,542 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mt. Vernon R-V enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,528, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,54205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5282023-241,5192024-251,542
Mt. Vernon R-V enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,528, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,54205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5282023-241,5192024-251,542
Mt. Vernon R-V enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,528, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,54205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5282023-241,5192024-251,542
Mt. Vernon R-V enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,528, 2023-24: 1,519, 2024-25: 1,54205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5282023-241,5192024-251,542

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,528106.814.3
2023-241,519110.613.7
2024-251,542111.813.8

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

$6,062,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,967 per student

Mt. Vernon R-V booked $6,062,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 107 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 $56,739 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 in 100 Missouri districts with a figure (state median $50,410, 484 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 Missouri teacher salary at $52,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,762,00078.6%
Special education$819,00013.5%
Other programs$481,0007.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,599 in 2018-19, $3,459 in 2019-20, $3,702 in 2020-21, $3,595 in 2021-22, $3,967 in 2022-23.

Mt. Vernon R-V teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,599, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,702, 2021-22: $3,595, 2022-23: $3,96701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5992019-20$3,4592020-21$3,7022021-22$3,5952022-23$3,967
Mt. Vernon R-V teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,599, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,702, 2021-22: $3,595, 2022-23: $3,96701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5992019-20$3,4592020-21$3,7022021-22$3,5952022-23$3,967
Mt. Vernon R-V teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,599, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,702, 2021-22: $3,595, 2022-23: $3,96701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5992019-20$3,4592020-21$3,7022021-22$3,5952022-23$3,967
Mt. Vernon R-V teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,599, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,702, 2021-22: $3,595, 2022-23: $3,96701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5992019-20$3,4592020-21$3,7022021-22$3,5952022-23$3,967

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 Mt. Vernon R-V scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 38% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMissouriStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%43.2%763
Math38%39.2%785

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

90-94% of the 98 students in Mt. Vernon R-V's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. 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 districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%89.3%
Students in the class9867,017

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.

2 elementary schools, 622 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt. Vernon Elementary31911.841.4%Schoolwide program
Mt. Vernon Intermediate30313.739.3%Schoolwide 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, 345 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt. Vernon Middle34515.330.4%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, 474 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt. Vernon High47414.431.2%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.

1 other school, 101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Learning Center10113.938.6%Not reported

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.

Contact Mt. Vernon R-V

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 Mt. Vernon R-V

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentMt. Vernon R-V ranks 147 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,584).#147 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriMt. Vernon R-V is the number 135 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 1,528 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#135 of 558
  3. Seneca R-ViiThe next larger Missouri district: 1,535 students in fall 2022, $10,350 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,350
  4. Hallsville School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 1,510 students in fall 2022, $9,783 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,783
  5. Compare Mt. Vernon R-V with Seneca R-ViiEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mt. Vernon High, its largest high school474 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.474
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriMt. Vernon R-V spent $56,739 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$56,739
  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 Mt. Vernon R-V

  1. How many schools and students are in Mt. Vernon R-V?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,542 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mt. Vernon R-V spend per student?
    $10,584 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Missouri median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,885 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,969 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mt. Vernon R-V's money come from?
    $19,051,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.1% state, 46.0% local and 15.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mt. Vernon R-V live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 228 of the 1,727 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.2%, 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 Mt. Vernon R-V spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,062,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,967 per student. Divided by the 107 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,739 per teacher, more than 82 in 100 Missouri districts (state median $50,410). 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 Missouri teacher salary at $52,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Mt. Vernon R-V do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mt. Vernon R-V scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 38% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Missouri'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 Mt. Vernon R-V?
    90-94% of the 98 students in Mt. Vernon R-V's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. 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 Mt. Vernon R-V's NCES district ID?
    2921600. 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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