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Best High Schools in Zip Code 62864

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1,233

Students

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Top rankedMount Vernon High School470^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Mount Vernon High School 14.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 62864 zip code in Illinois is home to a single high school, Mount Vernon High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's district, Mt Vernon Township HSD 201, is ranked 690 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mount Vernon High School has an enrollment of 1,240 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8. The school's performance is generally below state averages, with lower graduation rates (89.0%), higher dropout rates (2.4%), and chronic absenteeism rates (25.4%). The school's test scores in subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also below state averages across various assessments (ACT, PreACT Secure, SAT, and ISA). Additionally, a significant portion of the student population (57.34%) receives free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($17,201), the outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding, suggesting a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and utilization. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's challenges, such as attendance issues and instructional practices, could present opportunities for improvement and enhanced student outcomes.

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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 (2020)	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 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	76.7%	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	100.0%	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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) 246-1813	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	49.7%	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
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 62864

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Vernon	0.13 mi	23	558^th
Woodlawn	6.82 mi	4	321^st
Opdyke	7.55 mi	1	663^rd
Texico	8.32 mi	1	543^rd
Dix	8.59 mi	1	389^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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