Mount Vernon High School (Ohio)

Mount Vernon High School
Address
300 Yellow Jacket Drive

, ,
43050

United States
Coordinates40°22′43″N 82°28′26″W / 40.3786°N 82.4740°W / 40.3786; -82.4740
Information
TypePublic, coeducational high school
School districtMount Vernon City Schools
SuperintendentWilliam Seder Jr.
PrincipalCory Caughlan
Teaching staff53.55 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment990 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio18.49
Color(s)Orange and black   
Athletics conferenceOhio Cardinal Conference
MascotYellow Jacket
Team nameYellow Jackets
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitewww.mt-vernon.k12.oh.us/index.php/hs-homepage

Mount Vernon High School is a public four-year high school located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Mount Vernon City Schools district. The school's mascot is the Yellow Jacket, and its official colors are orange and black. The mascot is actually orange and black rather than yellow and black, due to copyright reasons. It is located at 300 Martinsburg Road, near State Route 586. Mount Vernon Middle School is the only one in the district near the high school. Also nearby is Mount Vernon Nazarene University MVNU and the Knox County Career Center (KCCC) and Technical Center.

Mount Vernon is currently a member of the Ohio Cardinal Conference.