Brown County CUSD 1

Summary:

The Brown County CUSD 1 school district in Illinois consists of three schools: Brown County Elementary School, Brown County High School, and Brown County Middle School. The data reveals that Brown County High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, with strong academic proficiency rates that exceed state averages.

Brown County High School is ranked 161 out of 698 Illinois high schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. The high school outperforms the state and district averages in ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Mathematics, and ACT/Science for 11th-grade students. In contrast, the elementary and middle schools in the district have proficiency rates in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics that are below the state averages, though the 3rd-grade proficiency rates at the elementary school are closer to the state levels.

The data also shows variations in student demographics and resource allocation across the schools. Brown County Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, while the high school has a lower percentage. The per-student spending and student-teacher ratios indicate that the district allocates more resources to the high school compared to the elementary and middle schools, raising questions about the equity of resource distribution and its potential impact on student outcomes across the different school levels.

District Detail

502 E Main St
Mount Sterling, IL 62353-1377

(217) 773-7401

SchoolDigger Rank:
414^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 673

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brown County High School	Public	9-12	500 E Main St	Mount Sterling	62353	Brown County	Brown County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 773-7702	224	18	12.6	32.1%	205 (91.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	71.3	161^st of 698 public high schools	76.9%		47.1	332^nd of 697 public high schools	52.4%	171	59.3	68.7	42.6	40.3	46.3	50.7	65.3	44.9	55.1																	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5		99.1	$14,921	$512	$14,409
Brown County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 NW Cross St	Mount Sterling	62353	Brown County	Brown County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 773-7501	270	20	13.4	49.6%	256 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	46.6	1071^st of 2056 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.4	812^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.7%	259												46.0	37.5					42.7	54.0	34.4					46.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	25.1		$12,632	$953	$11,679
Brown County Middle School	Public	5-8	504 E Main Street	Mount Sterling	62353	Brown County	Brown County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 773-7601	179	16	11.0	40.2%	166 (92.7%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	44.4	706^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.4%		44.3	681^st of 1363 public middle schools	50.0%	25										41.5	31.0			56.1	38.5	52.8	35.7	46.3			43.9	25.6	49.1	28.6	37.7	98.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.9	98.4	98.9		76.8	$14,406	$968	$13,438

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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