East Elementary School

Located at 714 E Vine St, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, East Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community that instructs 238 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Mount Vernon City. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Within Mount Vernon City, which oversees 8 schools and 3,374 students, East Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, East Elementary School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Knox County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, East Elementary School shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, Knox County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,878, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. East Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 7,439 students).

Pleasant Street Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

East Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.