📍 530 Williams St, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, 40456
Mt. Vernon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockcastle County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mt. Vernon Elementary enrolls 608 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 582 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
421 of the school's 608 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mt. Vernon Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 KY-50, state senate district 34, state house district 71.
Mt. Vernon Elementary is one of 6 schools in Rockcastle County, based in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. The district serves 2,793 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Mt. Vernon Elementary is larger than the district average of about 466 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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