MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL

Set in MOUNT VERNON, New York, MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL is a big high school, overseen by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 1,062 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 59% above typical.

Within MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 6,654 students, MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 3% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Westchester County) records that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,451 (now 1,062). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 79% to 63%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.