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Mt Vernon Alternative School

Mount Vernon · IL · Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE · Public · K-12 combined

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

44%
admit rate
$16,004
in-state tuition/yr · $35,124 out-of-state
1270–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE
0.5
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
4
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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