Mount Vernon Community School District

Mount Vernon Community School District
Mount Vernon Community School District
Location
	Mount Vernon, Iowa Linn, Jones, and Johnson counties United States
Coordinates	41.920257, -91.427763
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Greg Batenhorst
Schools	3
Budget	$20,196,000 (2020-21)
NCES District ID	1920040
Students and staff
Students	1402 (2022-23)
Teachers	95.24 FTE
Staff	93.67 FTE
Student–teacher ratio	14.72
Athletic conference	WaMaC Conference
District mascot	Mustangs
Colors	Maroon and White ;
Other information
Website	mvcsd.org

41°55′13″N 91°25′40″W / 41.920257°N 91.427763°W / 41.920257; -91.427763

Mount Vernon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Vernon, Iowa.^[1] The district is mostly in Linn County, with a small areas in Jones and Johnson counties. The district serves the city of Mount Vernon and surrounding areas to the west, plus an additional rural area northeast of Mount Vernon.^[2]

Greg Batenhorst was hired as superintendent in 2017.^[3]

Schools

The district operate three schools, all in Mount Vernon:

Washington Elementary School
Mount Vernon Middle School
Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

The current high school building was built in 2006 with the addition of a Performing Arts Center in 2020 and Activities Complex in 2023.

Athletics

The Mustangs compete in the WaMaC Conference in the following sports:^[4]

Baseball
- Class 2A State Champions - 1997<^[5]
Softball
- Class 3A State Champions 2022 ^{[citation needed]}
Basketball (boys and girls)
- Boys' 2-time State Champions - 1973, 2012^[6]
- Girls' Class 2A State Champions - 2010^[7]
Cross Country (boys and girls)
- Boys' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2005^[8]
- Girls' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2008^{[citation needed]}
Football
- 3-time Class 2A State Champions - 1974, 1993, 1994^[9]
Golf (boys and girls)
Soccer (boys and girls)
Swimming (boys and girls) (Through contract with Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa))
Tennis (girls)
Track and Field (boys and girls)
- Boys' Class 2A State Champions - 2004^[10]
- Girls' 3-time State Champions - 1985, 2009, 2010^[11]
Volleyball
- 4-time State Champions - 1984, 2009, 2010, 2019^[12]^{[citation needed]}
Wrestling (boys and girls)

Fine Arts

Notable alumni

Matt Kroul, National Football League player
Tristan Wirfs, National Football League player
Jack Cochrane (American football), National Football League player
Jefferson White, Actor
Dan Bern, Musician

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Mount Vernon Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ "Mount Vernon" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ "New Mount Vernon superintendent emphasizing face time, feedback". The Gazette. September 17, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ "WaMaC Conference". WaMaC Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
^ "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/

https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/

External links

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[NCES-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Mount Vernon Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[2] "Mount Vernon" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[3] "New Mount Vernon superintendent emphasizing face time, feedback". The Gazette. September 17, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[4] "WaMaC Conference". WaMaC Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[5] "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[6] "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[7] "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

[8] "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[9] "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[10] "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[11] "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[12] ttps://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/

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