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CTE · Grades 11–12
Mount Vernon High School
11101 N Wells Bypass Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,233
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201
Jefferson County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 684 Illinois high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Jefferson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,233 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 684 Illinois high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,233 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 22
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201
- County
- Jefferson County
- NCES school ID
- 172736002904
Schools near Mount Vernon High School
All 22 schools in Mount Vernon →
Mt Vernon Alternative School
Alternative · Grades 7–12
Safe School Program
Alternative · Grades 6–12
MVTHS East Campus
Alternative · Grades 9–12
Woodlawn High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 174 students
Waltonville High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 98 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.