Can I use Posey County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Posey County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Posey County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Posey County?

Start with the 9 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Posey County Schools & Education

Name: Posey County, Indiana Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Posey County, Indiana

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

44/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

94.2%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

94.2%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 92.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,566

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,507

School Score

44/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 39/100

State Score Position

#37

of 92 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Posey County

Measured School Summary

Posey County performs at an average level with a school score of 44/100 and a solid graduation rate of 94.2%.

Funding Context

At $5,566 per pupil, Posey County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 14% above the Indiana average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 1.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 1% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Posey County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

9 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

44/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #37 of 92 Indiana counties with school score data.

Completion

94.2%

1.6 pts above the state average

Funding context

$5,566

$59 above the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Posey County has 9 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Posey County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Mixed school landscape

Posey County has enough school-level records to compare the local mix, but no single county metric should be treated as the answer. Use district shape, grade span, and data coverage together.

State position

#37

of 92 Indiana counties with school score data. The county score is 5 points above the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

MSD Mount Vernon

Elementary to high school visible

2,101 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

MSD North Posey Co Schools

Elementary to high school visible

1,437 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

MSD Mount Vernon is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Posey County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Posey County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Posey County Graduation Rate Exceeds National and State Benchmarks

Education data brief for Posey County, Indiana.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Posey County reports a graduation rate of 94.2%, a figure that surpasses the national average of 87.0% and the Indiana state average of 92.6%. The county operates two school districts with a total enrollment of 3,538 students. MSD Mount Vernon is the larger of the two, serving 2,101 students across five schools, including Mount Vernon High School, which is the county's largest facility with 620 students. Educational spending in the county is $5,566 per pupil, which is nearly identical to the state average of $5,507 but significantly lower than the national average of $13,000. The local school system consists of nine public schools, none of which are charters, with a distribution of six rural and three town-based locales. The composite school score for the county is 44.4, which sits above the Indiana average of 39.2 though below the national median of 50.0. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Posey County

Reported Enrollment

3,538

9 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary5

Middle2

High2

Other0

2 School Districts in Posey County

MSD Mount Vernon

5 schools

2,101 students

MSD North Posey Co Schools

4 schools

1,437 students

9 Public Schools in Posey County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Posey County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Mount Vernon High School	Record	MSD Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, 47620Town: Fringe	9–12	High	620
Mount Vernon Jr High School	Record	MSD Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, 47620Town: Fringe	6–8	Middle	487
North Posey High School	Record	MSD North Posey Co Schools	Poseyville, 47633Rural: Distant	7–12	High	428
North Elementary School	Record	MSD North Posey Co Schools	Poseyville, 47633Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	402
South Terrace Elementary	Record	MSD North Posey Co Schools	Wadesville, 47638Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	381
West Elementary School	Record	MSD Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, 47620Town: Fringe	KG–5	Primary	366
Marrs Elementary School	Record	MSD Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, 47620Rural: Fringe	KG–5	Primary	333
Farmersville Elementary School	Record	MSD Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, 47620Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	295
North Posey Junior High School	Record	MSD North Posey Co Schools	Poseyville, 47633Rural: Distant	7–8	Middle	226

Mount Vernon High School

MSD Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, 47620 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High620 students

Mount Vernon Jr High School

MSD Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, 47620 / Town: Fringe

Record6–8Middle487 students

North Posey High School

MSD North Posey Co Schools

Poseyville, 47633 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12High428 students

North Elementary School

MSD North Posey Co Schools

Poseyville, 47633 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary402 students

South Terrace Elementary

MSD North Posey Co Schools

Wadesville, 47638 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary381 students

West Elementary School

MSD Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, 47620 / Town: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary366 students

Marrs Elementary School

MSD Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, 47620 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary333 students

Farmersville Elementary School

MSD Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, 47620 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary295 students

North Posey Junior High School

MSD North Posey Co Schools

Poseyville, 47633 / Rural: Distant

Record7–8Middle226 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,566

State avg $5,507

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana counties have the highest graduation rates?

Boone County (97.5%), Benton County (97.0%), and Brown County (97.0%) currently lead Indiana among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Indiana?

Across Indiana counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,507. The highest current county values are Ohio County ($6,794), DeKalb County ($6,730), and Vigo County ($6,496). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Posey County?

Posey County has a school score of 44/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Posey County?

The high school graduation rate in Posey County is 94.2%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Posey County spend per student?

Posey County spends $5,566 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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