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High Schools in Mount Vernon City

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DistrictMount Vernon City170^th of 828 Ohio districtsFull district overview →

School

944

Students

Top rankedMount Vernon High School267^th of 855 Ohio high schools

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Summary:

Mount Vernon City, Ohio is home to a single high school, Mount Vernon High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 22% of Ohio high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.

Mount Vernon High School has outperformed the state average on Ohio State Tests across multiple subjects, including American History, Biology, English II, and Algebra I. The school boasts an impressive 94.1% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4% is slightly above the state's target of 15%, it spends $9,353 per student and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 to 1.

Overall, Mount Vernon High School appears to be a strong-performing institution within the Mount Vernon City district and the state of Ohio. The school's consistent academic achievements, high graduation rates, and steady improvement over time suggest it is providing a quality education to its diverse student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra 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	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	300 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 393-5900	944	52	18.3		834 (88.3%)	18 (1.9%)	32 (3.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	64.5	267^th of 855 public high schools	68.8%		68.4	220^th of 864 public high schools	74.5%	47	71.0	82.9	76.4	75.5	55.1	72.3	$11,593

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Knox County JVSD	1.12 mi	1
Fredericktown Local	7.27 mi	3	174^th
East Knox Local	8.87 mi	2	450^th
North Fork Local	10.2 mi	4	437^th
Highland Local	11.04 mi	3	360^th

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

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