Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School operates as a substantial senior high in Mount Vernon, Washington, run under Mount Vernon School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,849 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 223% above typical.

Mount Vernon School District runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,326 students. Mount Vernon High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mount Vernon High School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 36% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mount Vernon High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of -6.1 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Skagit County indicate median household income runs about $89,263, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Skagit County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), of which Mount Vernon High School is one.

Madison Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mount Vernon High School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mount Vernon High School's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,991 (now 1,849). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 51% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.