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Mount Vernon, OH
Public School Ratings




Mount Vernon Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mount Vernon City School District details

Mount Vernon City School District
300 Newark Rd
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

3,490 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Mount Vernon City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Ohio

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.6% of all OH school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
69%
58%
71%
62%
67%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Columbia Elementary School
150 Columbus Rd
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
PK-05
Dan Emmett Elementary School
108 Mansfield Ave
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
PK-05
East Elementary School
714 E Vine St
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
PK-05
Mount Vernon High School
300 Yellow Jacket Drive
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
09-12
Mount Vernon Middle School
302 Yellow Jacket Drive
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
06-08
Pleasant Street Elementary School
305 E Pleasant St
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
PK-05
Twin Oak Elementary School
8888 Martinsburg Rd
Mount Vernon, OH, 43050
PK-05
Wiggin Street Elementary School
207 Wiggin Street
Gambier, OH, 43022
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.6% 69.8%
Black 1.5% 18.4%
Hispanic 3.2% 8.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.6% 28.1%
Free lunch eligible 42.4% 23.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 4.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,776 $27,138,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $937 $3,270,000 6.6%
Staff $918 $3,204,000 6.5%
General Administration $197 $689,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,234 $4,306,000 8.7%
Operation $1,036 $3,616,000 7.3%
Transportation $434 $1,514,000 3.1%
Other $313 $1,092,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,069 $17,691,000 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,349 $4,707,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $14,194 $49,536,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,928 $14,957,317,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,179 $1,974,497,000 6.7%
Staff $627 $1,051,003,000 3.5%
General Administration $525 $879,291,000 3.0%
School Administration $793 $1,328,109,000 4.5%
Operation $1,293 $2,166,925,000 7.3%
Transportation $685 $1,147,508,000 3.9%
Other $758 $1,269,162,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,860 $9,816,495,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,909 $4,873,333,000 16.4%
Total Expenditures $17,697 $29,647,145,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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