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Mount Vernon High School

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Mount Vernon High School ranks 267 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Mount Vernon High School is a public high school serving 990 students in grades 9-12 in Mount Vernon, Ohio, which is part of the Mount Vernon City School District. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 437th out of 836 Ohio high schools in 2018-2019 to 191st out of 867 in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Vernon High School's academic performance is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like American History, Biology, and English II. The school has also demonstrated strong performance in Algebra I, with proficiency rates consistently higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's graduation rate has been steadily improving, reaching 94.1% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. The school's performance for male students, Hispanic students, multi-racial students, and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students is particularly noteworthy, with these subgroups ranking in the top 200 Ohio high schools.

One unique aspect of Mount Vernon High School is its close proximity to the Knox County Career Center, which provides students with access to a wide range of career-focused programs and technical education opportunities. When compared to nearby schools, such as Clear Fork High School, Northridge High School, and Danville High School, Mount Vernon High School generally outperforms them on state assessments and graduation rates, suggesting a stronger academic program and more effective support for student learning and achievement.

944

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,593

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Yellow Jacket Drive
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

(740) 393-5900

District: Mount Vernon City

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

Ohio avg62%

267^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 828Mount Vernon City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	267 of 855	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	220 of 864	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	191 of 867	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	240 of 836	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	361 of 819	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	437 of 836	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	423 of 800	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	512 of 773	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.4	374 of 784	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	327 of 778	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	460 of 769	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.0	429 of 767	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	471 of 832	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.5	357 of 818	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	473 of 819	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	480 of 791	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	344 of 767	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	379 of 756	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	376 of 696	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.7	271 of 689	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	29.8	525 of 681	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	58.8	161 of 606	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	384 of 596	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	478 of 628	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	418 of 550	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	323 of 809	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	232 of 798	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	262 of 813	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	305 of 794	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	362 of 775	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	423 of 781	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	447 of 751	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	65.1	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	73.8	53 of 312	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	147 of 349	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	347 of 538	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	110 of 270	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	71 of 273	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	99 of 270	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	73 of 260	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	83 of 239	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	119 of 207	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	81 of 184	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	48 of 815	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.7	229 of 822	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	228 of 805	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	312 of 773	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	420 of 763	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	531 of 779	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	570 of 758	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	199 of 817	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	175 of 816	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	151 of 819	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	182 of 808	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	369 of 778	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	431 of 792	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	471 of 763	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	105 of 254	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	78 of 242	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	78 of 239	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	111 of 211	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	67 of 208	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	114 of 201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	347 of 617	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	287 of 598	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	125 of 614	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	283 of 748	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	241 of 754	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	229 of 756	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	277 of 749	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	387 of 727	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	455 of 739	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	471 of 718	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)69th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History83%+12 vs state

Biology76%+11 vs state

English II76%+15 vs state

Algebra I72%+13 vs state

American Government71%~ state avg

Geometry55%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Knox County Career Center	Public	9-12	306 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Knox County JVSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 397-5820	519	53	9.7	48.7%	484 (93.3%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Fredericktown High School	Public	9-12	111 Stadium Dr	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 694-2726	291	16	18.1		267 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	70.7	186^th of 855 public high schools	78.2%		58.9	350^th of 864 public high schools	59.5%	164		79.0	88.8					82.7	79.6	54.6	72.5	$12,660
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	369	26	13.9		343 (93.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	48.1	493^rd of 855 public high schools	42.3%		48	480^th of 864 public high schools	44.4%	13	59.1	66.7	77.2	62.5	36.2	54.5	53.7	69.9	48.2	31.0	77.6	$13,441
Utica High School	Public	9-12	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 892-2855	400	28	14.4		385 (96.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38.5	574^th of 855 public high schools	32.9%		41.8	533^rd of 864 public high schools	38.3%	41		78.2	73.4					52.4	58.2	19.2	35.7	$12,885
Highland High School	Public	9-12	1300 State Route 314	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 768-3101	468	34	13.7	35.3%	442 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	51.6	451^st of 855 public high schools	47.3%		54.9	398^th of 864 public high schools	53.9%	53		69.3	87.2					78.6	55.0	43.8	44.7	$12,920
Danville High School	Public	7-12	10 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	221	22	10.0	48.9%	212 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	56.8	379^th of 855 public high schools	55.7%		51	448^th of 864 public high schools	48.1%	69	85.7	71.0	86.4	62.5	58.3	79.2	62.8	80.9	65.9	41.5	54.1	$15,165
Centerburg High School	Public	9-12	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	299	21	14.2	67.6%	272 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	68	214^th of 855 public high schools	75.0%		69.5	200^th of 864 public high schools	76.9%	14		77.8	91.6					77.4	84.2	43.4	72.6	$16,679
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-6651	351	21	17.0		326 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	55.5	393^rd of 855 public high schools	54.0%		66.9	241^st of 864 public high schools	72.1%	152		88.0	69.0					64.6	67.8	42.2	63.8	$15,551
Clear Fork High School	Public	9-12	987 State Route 97 E	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 886-2601	412	30	13.6	73.1%	390 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	60.6	320^th of 855 public high schools	62.6%		54.4	410^th of 864 public high schools	52.5%	90		78.8	85.2					86.7	70.7	19.5	69.9	$13,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Vernon High School

What district is Mount Vernon High School in?

Mount Vernon City

What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon High School?

Students at Mount Vernon High School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Mount Vernon High School a good school?

Mount Vernon High School ranks 267^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Vernon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 944 students attended Mount Vernon High School.

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