Best Mount Vernon Public High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 835 students in Mount Vernon, KY.

The top-ranked public high schools in Mount Vernon, KY are Rockcastle Academy For Academic Achievement and Rockcastle County High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Mount Vernon, KY public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kentucky public high school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 44% statewide average). High schools in Mount Vernon have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public high schools.

Mount Vernon, KY public high school have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is equal to the Kentucky average of 92%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Rockcastle County High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kentucky or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public high school average of 29% (majority Black and Hispanic).