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Mount Vernon High School

PublicRegular
Mount Vernon, Illinois · Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201
Students1,240enrolled
FRL57%Free/Reduced Lunch
Ratio13.9:1students:teacher
LevelHigh9–12
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,240
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher13.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch57%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Mount Vernon
OverviewEnrollmentPerformanceAttendanceOutcomesDisciplineWorkforceFinanceInclusionProgramsDistrictTrendsSimilarNearbyCalendarParent Info

Key Indicators

At-a-glance snapshot, compared to state averages where available

State avg: 417
1,240
Total Enrollment
State avg: 56%
57%+1.2pp
Free/Reduced Lunch
13.9:1
Student : Teacher
Public
Sector
No
Title I
District
Governance
9–12
Grade Span
High
Level

Overview

Mount Vernon High School is a public high serving grades 9–12 in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The school enrolls 1,240 students. It is part of the Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201 district.

Source: NCES CCD (2023)

Strengths & Things to Consider

Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Illinois state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.

Strengths

Smaller-than-average class sizes
13.9:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)

Things to Consider

No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school

Key Facts

SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelHigh
Grade Span9–12
DistrictMt Vernon Twp HSD 201
County17081
CityMount Vernon
ZIP62864
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID172736002904

Student Demographics

Total Enrollment1,240

Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.

Source: NCES CCD (2023)

Equity & Title I

In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.

FRL %57%
State Avg56%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)