Mount Vernon City Schools
| Mount Vernon School District | |
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Emblem of Mount Vernon School District
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Mount Vernon, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″E / 40.91417°N 73.83056°ECoordinates: 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″E / 40.91417°N 73.83056°E |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Motto | Home of the Knights |
| Superintendent | Kenneth R. Hamilton |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Ken Silver, Denice Gagne-Kurpiewski |
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| District mascot | Knights |
| Colors | Gold and Maroon |
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| Website | www |
Mount Vernon School District is a public school district located in Mount Vernon, New York. It serves over 8,000 students and consists of eleven elementary schools, three high schools, and two middle schools.
There are sixteen public schools in the district as follows:
Some of Mount Vernon's schools have fallen in disrepair due to financial issues. In a 2011 article by The Journal News, writers Cathey O'Donnell and Gary Stern noted:
The school district also came under fire in 2011 when then-superintendent, W. L. Sawyer, blocked charter schools from receiving funding, citing a lack of funds due to budget cuts and a new 2 percent cap on local property-tax increases.
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