Mount Vernon High School- 01

Set in Mount Vernon, South Dakota, Mount Vernon High School- 01 is a micro-enrollment secondary school, run under Mount Vernon School District 17-3. It instructs 87 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Mount Vernon School District 17-3 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 255 students; Mount Vernon High School- 01 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mount Vernon High School- 01 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Native American, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mount Vernon High School- 01 has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Davison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,208 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Mount Vernon High School- 01 is one of 13 public schools in Davison County (combined enrollment of about 3,137 students).

The closest other public school is Mount Vernon Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Vernon High School- 01 has rose 30%, going from 67 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.