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Mount Vernon High School- 01

PublicHighGrades 9–12

500 N Main, Mount Vernon, SD 57363 · (605) 236-5237 · Part of Mount Vernon School District 17-3

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Directions
Students
87
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon High School- 01

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Mount Vernon kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Mount Vernon Middle School - 0358 students
9–12Mount Vernon High School- 01You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts90%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 N Main, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 927
Grade 1013
Grade 1121
Grade 1226
Enrollment over time
73’20
87’21
93’22
88’23
87’24

Up 19.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Vernon High School- 01 from Mount Vernon families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon School District 17-3

The district →
Mount Vernon Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
A
110 students11:1
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
A
58 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.