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Mount Vernon High School

100 California Rd

Tel: (914)665-5300

Mount Vernon High School serves 1,359 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the NY average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 55%.
Mount Vernon High School operates within the Mount Vernon School District.
Mount Vernon School District's 61% graduation rate is lower than the NY state average of 87%.

The student population of 1359 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 78 teachers has declined by 22% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.35 is less than the state average of 0.37. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	15:1

Asian	1%	9%

Hispanic	16%	25%

Black	79%	18%

White	4%	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.35	0.37

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	58%	45%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

Mount Vernon School District's student population of 8,498 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 61% has decreased from 93% over five years.
The revenue/student of $27,296 in this district is less than the state average of $32,940. The district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $27,105 is less than the state average of $31,547. The district spending/student has grown by 29% over four years.

School District Name	Mount Vernon School District
Number of Schools Managed	16	2
Number of Students Managed	8,498	935

Graduation Rate	61%	87%

District Total Revenue	$231 MM	$31 MM

District Spending	$229 MM	$30 MM

District Revenue / Student	$27,296	$32,940

District Spending / Student	$27,105	$31,547

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