Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon, IL · Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, fringe
470th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 22%▼ Declining
11101 N Wells Bypass Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618)246-1750NCES ID 172736002904Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mount Vernon High School 470th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 22% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 35th in 2019 to 22th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,240 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.5% | 71.0% | ▼ 8.5 pts | |
| Black | 13.2% | 14.4% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 9.0% | ▲ 5.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.1% | 4.7% | ▲ 2.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $134K in zip 62864 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mount Vernon High School
- #343Woodlawn High SchoolWoodlawn Unit School District 209 · 5.6 mi away343rd of 601
ELA 40% ▲3 · Math 40% ▲18Compare - #50Waltonville High SchoolWaltonville CUSD 1 · 7.5 mi away50th of 601
ELA 68% ▲31Compare - –Webber High SchoolBluford Unit School District 318 · 11.6 mi awayCompare
- #403Sesser-Valier High SchoolSesser-Valier CUSD 196 · 15.7 mi away403rd of 601
ELA 36% ▼1Compare - #388Centralia High SchoolCentralia HSD 200 · 18 mi away388th of 601
ELA 43% ▲6 · Math 31% ▲9Compare - #288Benton Cons High SchoolBenton Cons HSD 103 · 20.2 mi away288th of 601
ELA 51% ▲14 · Math 35% ▲13Compare - #225Wayne City High SchoolWayne City CUSD 100 · 20.2 mi away225th of 601
ELA 50% ▲13 · Math 46% ▲24Compare - #429Christopher HighChristopher USD 99 · 22.3 mi away429th of 601
ELA 33% ▼4Compare
What school district is Mount Vernon High School in?
Mount Vernon High School is part of the Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201 district in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Is Mount Vernon High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mount Vernon High School 470th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 22% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon High School?
White 71%, Black 14%, Two or more races 9%, Hispanic 5% (1,240 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mount Vernon High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62864 is $134K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.