C−
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 15 towns
Serves Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Shiloh, Dodds, Spring Garden, Field, Webber, Rome, Ina, Pendleton, McClellan, Dix, Bonnie, Belle Rive and Moores Prairie.
Students
1,233
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,435
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$12.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
- School Grade C−: better than 24% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.6M, about $10,182 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Barnhill.
K–8New Hope Elem SchoolNew Hope Community Consolidated School District 6
9–12Fairfield Comm High SchoolFairfield Community High School District 225
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,435 per student · 1% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 39%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Students
White 70%Black 16%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Salem Community High School District 600Farrington, Haines, Raccoon
$12,301per student
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Ewing, Northern
$19,692per student
Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in FarringtonFarrington
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Ewing, Northern
$15,444per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.