Mount Vernon High School

300 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050

BSchola Grade
Grades
9–12
High
Students
944
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mount Vernon City
Knox County

Schola Grade B · Above average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 824 Ohio high schools · How we grade
Test scores60% proficient in math & reading
70thpercentile
Equity40% of low-income students proficient
54thpercentile
Attendance27% chronically absent
55thpercentile
Graduation rate93% graduate in 4 years
56thpercentile
College readinessAt least 13% take AP, IB or dual-enrollment courses
53rdpercentile
Class size18.3 students per teacher
31stpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other Ohio 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, Ohio, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Mount Vernon City. The school is located in a town in Knox County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 944 students were enrolled, with about 18.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Ohio high school (15.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 824 Ohio high schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

300 Yellow Jacket Drive
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Open in Google Maps

School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
944 students
Students per teacher
18.3 to 1
AP courses offered
9
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
Town — Distant
School district
Mount Vernon City
County
Knox County
NCES school ID
391001201356

Schools near Mount Vernon High School

All 12 schools in Mount Vernon →

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.