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
Athletics
The Mustangs compete in the WaMaC Conference in the following sports:
Baseball
Class 2A State Champions - 1997<
Basketball (boys and girls) Boys' 2-time State Champions - 1973, 2012 Girls' Class 2A State Champions - 2010 Bowling 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) Softball Swimming (boys and girls) Tennis (boys and girls) Track and Field (boys and girls) Boys' Class 2A State Champions - 2004 Girls' 3-time State Champions - 1985, 2009, 2010 Volleyball 3-time State Champions - 1984, 2009, 2010 Wrestling