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Mount Vernon High School

(618) 244-3700

Physical Address:
320 South 7th ST
Mount Vernon, IL  62864
Mailing Address:
320 S 7th ST
Mount Vernon, IL  62864

School Information

District:
Mt Vernon Twp Hsd 201
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Jefferson County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1311

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Mount Vernon High School

This School County Average State Average
White 76.66% 86.77% 61.37%
Black 15.48% 12.32% 22.30%
Others 4.65% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 1.22% 1.19% 4.45%
Hispanic 1.14% 1.89% 18.10%
American Indian 0.84% 0.75% 0.76%

Genders in Mount Vernon High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.11% 53.97% 53.11%
Male 48.89% 46.03% 46.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Mount Vernon High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1070 1095 1005
Black 202 210 203
Others 49 1 61
Asian/Pacific 10 11 16
Hispanic 23 24 15
American Indian 8 10 11
Total 1362 1351 1311

Enrollment by Gender for Mount Vernon High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 701 700 670
Male 661 651 641
Total 1362 1351 1311

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Mount Vernon High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1362 1351 1311
# Eligible for free lunch 457 (34%) 494 (37%) 553 (42%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 42 (3%) 66 (5%) 103 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 499 (37%) 560 (41%) 656 (50%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Mount Vernon High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1362 1351 1311
Fulltime teachers 63.0 83.7 79.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 21.60 16.10 16.44
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.28 13.19 12.56