Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township’s public schools
Mount Vernon City School District and East Knox Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Harrison Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
8 of Harrison Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. East Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Pleasant Street Elementary School lowest (46%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Harrison Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mount Vernon Middle School and East Knox Junior/Senior High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harrison Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 514 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Howard
7th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
8th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
9th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
10th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
11th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
12th grade in Harrison Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
East Knox Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Vernon City School District.
Two districts serve Harrison Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Harrison Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Harrison Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | — | Mount Vernon City PK–12 · East Knox Local K–12 |
| Butler | B | East Knox Local |
| College | B+ | Mount Vernon City |
| Howard | B | East Knox Local |
| Pleasant | B+ | Mount Vernon City |
| Clay | B− | North Fork Local K–12 · East Knox Local K–12 |
| Morgan | C+ | North Fork Local |
3 of the 6 neighbors share East Knox Local with Harrison Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harrison Township
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Harrison Township’s schools
Are Harrison Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Harrison Township. Mount Vernon City School District and East Knox Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Harrison Township in?
Mount Vernon City School District and East Knox Local School District.
Where do Harrison Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mount Vernon Middle School and East Knox Junior/Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Harrison Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harrison Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.