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Mount Vernon, KY
Public School Ratings




Mount Vernon Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rockcastle County School District details

Rockcastle County School District
245 Richmond St
Mount Vernon, KY 40456

2,779 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Rockcastle County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.8% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
43%
51%
47%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brodhead Elementary School
27 School Street
Brodhead, KY, 40409
PK-05
Mt. Vernon Elementary School
530 Williams St
Mount Vernon, KY, 40456
PK-05
Rockcastle Academy For Academic Achievement School
955 West Main Street
Mount Vernon, KY, 40456
07-12
Rockcastle County High School
1545 Lake Cumberland Road
Mount Vernon, KY, 40456
09-12
Rockcastle County Middle School
945 W Main St
Mount Vernon, KY, 40456
06-08
Roundstone Elementary School
6701 N Wilderness Rd
Mount Vernon, KY, 40456
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.7% 75.7%
Black 0.6% 11.5%
Hispanic 2.2% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.9% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,946 $19,303,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $904 $2,513,000 6.5%
Staff $508 $1,413,000 3.6%
General Administration $186 $516,000 1.3%
School Administration $673 $1,870,000 4.8%
Operation $899 $2,497,000 6.4%
Transportation $625 $1,738,000 4.5%
Other $158 $440,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,954 $10,987,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,108 $8,636,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $14,007 $38,926,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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