Mount Vernon School District 17-3

Summary:

The Mount Vernon School District 17-3 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Mount Vernon Elementary - 02, Mount Vernon High School- 01, and Mount Vernon Middle School - 03. The district as a whole is ranked 8th out of 147 districts in South Dakota and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be the Mount Vernon Middle School - 03, which has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The middle school has shown strong academic performance, with over 70% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the middle school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, on par with the elementary school.

The Mount Vernon High School- 01 also performs well, with a strong 86.4% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.6% dropout rate. The school's 11th-grade students have 68.18% proficiency in English Language Arts and 50% proficiency in Mathematics. The Mount Vernon Elementary - 02 also outperforms the district and state averages in both subject areas. Overall, the Mount Vernon School District is a high-performing district, with all three schools ranking in the top tiers of their respective school types in the state.

District Detail

500 N Main
Mount Vernon, SD 57363

(605) 236-5237

SchoolDigger Rank:
8^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 255

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Vernon Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 236-5237	110	10	11.3	34.5%	100 (90.9%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	72^nd of 300 public elementary schools	76.0%		70.5	48^th of 201 public elementary schools	76.1%	24	64.7	61.1	55.6					60.4	70.6	61.1	44.4					58.5	50.0			$14,720	$1,042	$13,678
Mount Vernon High School- 01	Public	9-12	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	87	7	13.1	32.2%	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.4	23^rd of 166 public high schools	86.1%		78.6	24^th of 141 public high schools	83.0%	1							68.2								50.0				68.2	$13,659	$282	$13,376
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	58	5	12.5	39.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.2	7^th of 246 public middle schools	97.2%		78.1	23^rd of 147 public middle schools	84.4%	16				65.2	85.0	68.8		72.9				69.6	80.0	75.0		74.6		56.3		$14,255	$282	$13,973

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plankinton School District 01-1	10.28 mi	7
Mitchell School District 17-2	11.3 mi	9	45^th
Corsica-Stickney 21-3	12.31 mi	3	25^th
Stickney School District 01-2	12.32 mi	4
Sanborn Central School District 55-5	18.05 mi	4	44^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 South Dakota Department of Education.

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