Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School operates as a reasonably sized secondary school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, run under Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 1,233 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% larger than the state mean of about 834.

Operationally, Mount Vernon High School answers to Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mount Vernon High School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mount Vernon High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 26.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,118 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students), of which Mount Vernon High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: McClellan Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Vernon High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Vernon High School has expanded 7%, going from 1,151 students in 2018 to 1,233 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.