MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.

MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. is a four-year high school of very small scale in MT VERNON, Missouri, one of the schools within DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE, instructing 26 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. sits 95% below that benchmark.

MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. is one of 26 schools operated by DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE, a district that teaches 496 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lawrence County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lawrence County put median household earnings sit near $61,215, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lawrence County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students), MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MOUNT VERNON HIGH, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. has climbed 8%, going from 24 students in 2018 to 26 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 96% to 81%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR. typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.