📍 509 Texas Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, Franklin County, 75457
Mt Vernon H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Franklin County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Glover. It is part of the Mount Vernon Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mt Vernon H S enrolls 489 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 489 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Mt Vernon H S 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Mt Vernon H S is one of 3 schools in MOUNT VERNON ISD, based in MOUNT VERNON, Texas. The district serves 1,608 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Mt Vernon H S is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote