Mount Vernon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Vernon, Iowa. 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.
Greg Batenhorst was hired as superintendent in 2017.
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:
Baseball Class 2A State Champions - 1997 Softball Class 3A State Champions 2022 Basketball (boys and girls) Boys' 2-time State Champions - 1973, 2012 Girls' Class 2A State Champions - 2010 Cross Country (boys and girls) Boys' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2005 Girls' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2008 Football 3-time Class 2A State Champions - 1974, 1993, 1994 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 Girls' 3-time State Champions - 1985, 2009, 2010 Volleyball 5-time State Champions - 1984, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2024https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/ 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
See also List of school districts in Iowa List of high schools in Iowa
References
https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/
External links Mount Vernon Community School District