High Schools in Brown County CUSD 1

Summary:

Brown County CUSD 1 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Brown County. The district has one high school, Brown County High School, which appears to be a strong-performing institution within the district and the state.

Brown County High School stands out for its high graduation rate of 89.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also outperforms the state in various standardized test subjects, including ACT English Language Arts (65.3% vs. 51.7%), ACT Mathematics (44.9% vs. 39.3%), and PreACT Secure. Additionally, the school has a low dropout rate of 2.4%, better than the state average.

Other key metrics for Brown County High School include a student enrollment of 215, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5, and a spending per student of $14,888, which is higher than the state average. While the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, it serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the 36.28% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, Brown County CUSD 1 and its lone high school appear to be providing a strong educational foundation for their students.

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)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP 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

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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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