Mount Vernon Community School District

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
 * 4-time State Champions - 1984, 2009, 2010, 2019
 * Wrestling (boys and girls)

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