Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMorris Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Ohio districts
Math proficiency in Morris Township’s districts is 62%, above the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Morris Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.
From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Morris Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 949 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Morris Township’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 69% and math 62% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fredericktown Local spends $12,558 per student and Mount Vernon City $14,257, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Morris Township’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Morris Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 280 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
7th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 280 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
8th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 280 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
9th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown High School
Grades 9–12 · 291 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
10th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown High School
Grades 9–12 · 291 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
11th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown High School
Grades 9–12 · 291 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
12th grade in Morris Township · depends on your address
Mount Vernon High School
Grades 9–12 · 944 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mount Vernon
Fredericktown High School
Grades 9–12 · 291 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fredericktown
Morris Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mount Vernon City School District). From grade K, students attend the Fredericktown Local School District, shared with Berlin, Fredericktown, Middlebury and Wayne. Its elementary school is in Fredericktown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Morris 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
Morris Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Morris Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Township | B+ | Mount Vernon City PK–12 · Fredericktown Local K–12 |
| Fredericktown | A− | Fredericktown Local |
| Mount Vernon | B+ | Mount Vernon City |
| Monroe | B+ | Mount Vernon City |
| Berlin | A− | Fredericktown Local |
| Clinton | B+ | Mount Vernon City |
| Wayne | — | Fredericktown Local |
| Pike | B+ | Mount Vernon City PK–12 · Clear Fork Valley Local PK–12 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Mount Vernon City with Morris Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Morris Township
11 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 Morris Township’s schools
Are Morris Township’s schools good?
By Ohio’s own tests, yes: the public schools Morris Township children attend outscore 72% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Morris Township in?
Two districts: Mount Vernon City School District runs grades PK–12, and Fredericktown Local School District runs grades K–12, shared with Berlin, Fredericktown, Middlebury and Wayne.
Where do Morris Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mount Vernon High School and Fredericktown High School.
What is Morris Township’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Mount Vernon City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.
How much does Morris Township spend per student?
$12,558 in Fredericktown Local School District and $14,257 in Mount Vernon City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Morris Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Morris 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.