📍 701 Tile Factory Rd, Mount Vernon, Posey County, 47620
Mount Vernon Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Posey County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Mount Vernon school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Vernon Jr High School enrolls 487 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.3% Two or more races and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 435 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 487 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Vernon Jr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-80, state senate district 49, state house district 76.
Mount Vernon Jr High School is one of 5 schools in MSD Mount Vernon, based in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The district serves 1,999 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Mount Vernon Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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