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Mount Vernon High School

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Mount Vernon High School ranks 470 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 33% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Mount Vernon High School is a public high school serving 1,240 students in grades 9-12 in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The school is part of the Mt Vernon Township HSD 201 district, which is ranked 690 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mount Vernon High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with only 36.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 21.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 87.7% to 91.2%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.4% to 3.0%, slightly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Centralia High School has consistently outperformed Mount Vernon High School on academic measures, while Sesser-Valier High School has a similar student population and academic performance. Mount Vernon High School's per-student spending has increased in recent years, but the school's student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, suggesting a need for more resources to support student learning.

1,233

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,114

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11101 N Wells Bypass Rd
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-6588

(618) 246-1750

District: Mt Vernon Township HSD 201

Feeder schools for Mount Vernon High School:

Elementary:	Bethel Grade School
	Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
	Field Elementary School
	J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center
	More...
	McClellan Elementary School
	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School
	Rome Community Cons Elementary School
	Spring Garden Elementary School
	Summersville Grade School
Middle:	Spring Garden Middle School
	Zadok Casey Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

African American:

15.9%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Illinois avg48%

470^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

690^th of 811Mt Vernon Township HSD 201 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	470 of 698	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	427 of 697	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	462 of 699	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	475 of 699	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	469 of 688	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	442 of 701	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	462 of 647	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.7	401 of 642	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	289 of 643	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.2	454 of 614	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.6	434 of 670	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	412 of 670	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	427 of 665	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	408 of 655	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.6	479 of 643	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.5	436 of 632	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.4	465 of 624	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	487 of 612	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	409 of 596	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.5	257 of 590	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.7	358 of 592	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.6	329 of 586	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	233 of 323	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	290 of 301	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	201 of 294	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	183 of 299	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	176 of 253	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	252 of 491	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	190 of 429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	380 of 428	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	447 of 685	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	392 of 664	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	414 of 656	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	516 of 658	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	440 of 639	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	426 of 665	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	490 of 620	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	336 of 366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	275 of 333	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	328 of 335	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	207 of 317	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	18 of 138	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	15 of 125	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	9 of 104	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	88.8	6 of 91	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	520 of 672	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	321 of 639	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	422 of 644	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	467 of 626	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	446 of 611	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	427 of 639	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	427 of 585	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	459 of 685	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	432 of 668	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	461 of 668	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	378 of 664	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	435 of 653	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	397 of 675	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	395 of 619	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	175 of 211	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	144 of 182	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	150 of 163	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	169 of 170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	147 of 160	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	286 of 527	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	196 of 482	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	316 of 476	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	251 of 453	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	204 of 374	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	440 of 564	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	393 of 554	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	438 of 557	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	433 of 560	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	449 of 553	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	417 of 552	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	468 of 548	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+54 vs school

Disabled (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science34%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt Vernon Area Career Center	Public	11-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 244-3700	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 246-1750	1,233	86	14.3	56.4%	865 (70.2%)	196 (15.9%)	49 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (9.2%)	37	470^th of 698 public high schools	32.7%		36.1	427^th of 697 public high schools	38.7%	43	60.0	32.0	27.5	19.8	46.7	29.9	36.6	21.7	33.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	$18,114	$880	$17,235
Mt Vernon Alternative School	Public	7-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Safe School Program	Public	6-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MVTHS East Campus	Public	9-12	716 Casey Ave	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 246-2740	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	300 N Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2631	174	14	12.4	36.2%	158 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	61.2	242^nd of 698 public high schools	65.3%		56.1	250^th of 697 public high schools	64.1%	8	70.8	52.8	37.5	30.2	45.8	50.9	40.0	40.0	51.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	94.9	$13,748	$456	$13,292
Waltonville High School	Public	9-12	804 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 279-7211	98	9	10.8	46.9%	95 (96.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	41.4	427^th of 698 public high schools	38.8%		21.1	540^th of 697 public high schools	22.5%	113	57.9	42.4	15.8	6.1	42.1	39.4	68.2	4.5	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	$13,970	$652	$13,318
Webber High School	Public	9-12	901 6Th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 732-6121	134	11	12.6	34.3%	128 (95.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	16	580^th of 698 public high schools	16.9%		14.7	602^nd of 697 public high schools	13.6%	22	41.4	22.9	20.7	8.6	24.1	20.0	22.2	16.7	16.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	$14,016	$1,081	$12,935
Sesser-Valier High School	Public	9-12	4626 State Highway 154	Sesser	62884	Franklin County	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 625-5105	175	17	10.2	48.0%	161 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	39.3	450^th of 698 public high schools	35.5%		29.7	474^th of 697 public high schools	32.0%	24	59.2	52.6	14.3	15.8	30.6	42.1	36.4	20.5	47.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,887	$1,962	$14,925
Centralia High School	Public	9-12	2100 E Calumet St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia HSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 532-7391	887	72	12.2	64.1%	613 (69.1%)	108 (12.2%)	61 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.4%)	43.9	402^nd of 698 public high schools	42.4%		47.4	329^th of 697 public high schools	52.8%	73	54.5	46.4	21.4	22.8	44.4	35.5	44.5	32.2	41.2									$21,549	$1,384	$20,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Vernon High School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon High School?

Students at Mount Vernon High School are 70% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Mount Vernon High School?

Mount Vernon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethel Grade School
Elementary : Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Elementary : Field Elementary School
Elementary : J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center
Elementary : McClellan Elementary School
Elementary : Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School
Elementary : Rome Community Cons Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Garden Elementary School
Elementary : Summersville Grade School
Middle : Spring Garden Middle School
Middle : Zadok Casey Middle School

What district is Mount Vernon High School in?

Mt Vernon Township HSD 201

Is Mount Vernon High School a good school?

Mount Vernon High School ranks 470^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Vernon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,233 students attended Mount Vernon High School.

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