📍 100 California Rd, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 10552
Mount Vernon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The school has 1,094 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 66%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Vernon High School enrolls 1,094 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 770 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 24% |
| White | 37 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
827 of the school's 1,094 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 827 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Vernon High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 89.
Mount Vernon High School is one of 16 schools in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MOUNT VERNON, New York. The district serves 6,815 students district-wide and employs 572 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,094 students, Mount Vernon High School is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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