Brown County Elementary School

As a tight-knit elementary campus in Mount Sterling, Illinois, Brown County Elementary School educates 270 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Brown County CUSD 1. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Brown County CUSD 1 (673 students total), Brown County Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Brown County Elementary School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 50% of students at Brown County Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brown County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Brown County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Brown County shows median household earnings sit near $67,917, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Brown County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 673 students), of which Brown County Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brown County Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Brown County Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Brown County Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Brown County Elementary School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 317 (now 270).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.