Mount Vernon Community School District
Mount Vernon Community School District is a public school district based in Mount Vernon, Iowa, serving 1,438 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,331 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.8 students per teacher.
How Mount Vernon Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mount Vernon Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,331 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,163 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 91 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 479 | 375 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Iowa median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Iowa
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Community School DistrictHumboldt | 1,457 | 4 | $11,042 | 14.9 | #76 |
| Clear Lake Community School DistrictClear Lake | 1,454 | 3 | $10,661 | 14.4 | #77 |
| Mount Vernon Community School DistrictMount Vernon · this district | 1,438 | 3 | $11,331 | 15.8 | #78 |
| Independence Community School DistrictIndependence | 1,434 | 4 | $11,490 | 14.3 | #79 |
| Fairfield Community School DistrictFairfield | 1,420 | 4 | $12,575 | 13.3 | #80 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton School DistrictCollinsville, CT | 1,439 | $21,541 | 10.9 |
| San Carlos Unified District (4210)San Carlos, AZ | 1,438 | $16,059 | 14.8 |
| Grant Public School DistrictGrant, MI | 1,438 | $10,992 | 16.9 |
| Granger School DistrictGranger, WA | 1,438 | $16,780 | 17.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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