Editing Mont Vernon, New Hampshire (section)

==Education==
The only public school in town is the Mont Vernon Village School. It is an elementary school, with grades kindergarten to six.  For seventh and eighth grades, Mont Vernon sends its students to [[Amherst, New Hampshire|Amherst]] Middle School. For ninth through 12th grades, the students are sent to [[Souhegan High School]], which is in Amherst but jointly owned by Amherst and Mont Vernon. Mont Vernon and Amherst comprise the school administrative unit SAU 39.<ref>[http://sprise.com/ Website for SU 39, school administrative unit]</ref>

Mont Vernon had a private school that started as the Appleton Academy in 1853 and was renamed the [[McCollom Institute]] in 1871, which closed shortly before the turn of the century. The building was used as a public high school for a few years, and later became the private Stearns School, which operated from 1906 to 1937, when it closed its doors due to low enrollment during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]]. The building was later used for a public elementary school and as of 2024 houses the police department and town offices.<ref>[http://www.montvernonnh.us/index.php/organizations/188-historical-society/1180-timeline-of-schools-in-mccollom-bldg Mont Vernon Historical Society: Timeline of school in McCollom Building.]</ref>