B+
Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Black, Mount Vernon, Marrs, Lynn and Point.
Students
1,999
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,360
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
- Spends 12% more per student than the IN average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $6.5M, about $3,242 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Black.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mount Vernon Jr High SchoolThis district
9–12Mount Vernon High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,360 per student · 12% above IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 50%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,997’20
2,064’21
2,101’22
2,061’23
1,999’24
About steady.
Students
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Emma, Hawthorne
$16,644per student
North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictCenter, Harmony, Robinson
$12,167per student
Evansville-Vanderburgh School CorporationPerry
$13,945per student
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7New Haven
$16,825per 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.