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Mount Vernon School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Mount Vernon.
Students
6,556
Schools
15
Spent per student
$36,757
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$106.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mount Vernon School District
- School Grade D: better than 7% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts below the state
- Spends 6% more per student than the NY average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020
- Debt of $106.2M, about $16,203 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Merrick.
PK–63 schoolsMerrick Union Free School District
7–102 schoolsBellmore-Merrick Central High School District
11–123 high schoolsBellmore-Merrick Central High School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$36,757 per student · 6% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 45%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,006’20
6,764’21
6,673’22
6,590’23
6,556’24
Down 6.4% since 2020.
Students
Black 59%Hispanic 32%White 5%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Lincoln School
C+470 students11:1
Pennington School
C+409 students11:1
Graham School
D406 students11:1
Edward Williams School
D398 students12:1
Mount Vernon Leadership Academy
C−382 students11:1
Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosa Zollicoffer School
C355 students12:1
Benjamin Turner Academy
D340 students8:1
Grimes School
D330 students9:1
Hamilton School
D320 students9:1
Traphagen School
C316 students10:1
Mount Vernon Honor Academy
C−301 students10:1
Cecil H Parker School
D293 students10:1
Mount Vernon High School
B1,062 students14:1
Mount Vernon STEAM Academy
A747 students14:1
Denzel Washington School-Arts
B+427 students13:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.