Mount Vernon High School
Public high school in Mount Vernon, Missouri · Mt. Vernon R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Mount Vernon High School serves 474 students in grades 9–12 in Mount Vernon (Lawrence County). It is one of 5 schools in Mt. Vernon R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 180th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mt. Vernon R-V School District |
| County | Lawrence County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292160001189 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mt. Vernon R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 474 | 1,542 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.7% | 46.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mount Vernon High School in context
Size
Mount Vernon High School is the only high school in Mt. Vernon R-V School District. Its 474 students are 30.7% of the district's 1,542. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 207; Mount Vernon High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 131 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 107, against an average of 119 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (118 against 131). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 90.5% here and 89.6% across Mt. Vernon R-V. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.8% across Mt. Vernon R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 474 students, Mount Vernon High School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 474 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Mount Vernon High School has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Mount Vernon High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Mt. Vernon Treatment Center, 0.6 miles away in Division of Youth Service. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.5% |
| Hispanic | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 131 |
| Grade 10 | 118 |
| Grade 11 | 107 |
| Grade 12 | 118 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 W Hwy 174, Mount Vernon, MO 65712
Phone: (417)466-7526
Website: hs.mtvernon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mount Vernon High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 0.6 mi | 26 | 6.5 | 88.5% |
| Miller High School | Miller R-II | 7.5 mi | 270 | 14.2 | 62.2% |
| Verona High School | Verona R-VII | 10.7 mi | 143 | 8.8 | 62.9% |
| Aurora High School | Aurora R-VIII | 12.2 mi | 550 | 13.6 | 60.2% |
| Marionville High School | Marionville R-IX | 12.7 mi | 208 | 11.3 | 47.1% |
| Monett High School | Monett R-I | 13.5 mi | 742 | 15.2 | 51.9% |
| Pierce City High School | Pierce City R-VI | 15.0 mi | 205 | 12.8 | 28.3% |
| Billings Senior High School | Billings R-IV | 15.2 mi | 149 | 8.7 | 45% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mt. Vernon R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 101 |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School | Elementary | K–2 | 319 |
| Mount Vernon Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 303 |
| Mount Vernon Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 345 |