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Best High Schools in Mount Vernon, MO

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Top rankedMount Vernon High133^rd of 367 Missouri high schools

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Summary:

The city of Mount Vernon, Missouri is home to two public high schools: Mount Vernon High and Mt. Vernon Treatment Center. While Mount Vernon High demonstrates relatively strong academic performance, with a high graduation rate and solid test scores in certain subjects, Mt. Vernon Treatment Center serves a more economically disadvantaged student population and has a lower graduation rate.

Mount Vernon High has a four-year graduation rate of 94.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly above the state average. The school also performs well on Biology I End of Course exams, with 58.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.3%. In contrast, Mt. Vernon Treatment Center has a lower four-year graduation rate of 51.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, below the state average.

The data also reveals stark socioeconomic differences between the two schools. Mount Vernon High has a free/reduced lunch rate of 40.87%, while Mt. Vernon Treatment Center has a much higher rate of 93.33%, indicating a more economically disadvantaged student population. This disparity suggests the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Mount Vernon school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt. Vernon Treatment Center	Public	6-12	500 State Dr	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-0292	26	4	6.5	88.5%	21 (80.8%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	400 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-7526	474	33	14.3	43.7%	429 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	53.3	133^rd of 367 public high schools	63.8%		68.4	63^rd of 378 public high schools	83.3%	70	17.1	58.7	$10,690	$519	$10,172

Cities Near Mount Vernon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Miller	8.16 mi	2	229^th
Verona	9.59 mi	2	360^th
Aurora	9.64 mi	4	262^nd
Marionville	11.76 mi	3	53^rd
Monett	12.62 mi	7	131^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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