Brownstown Jr High School

Brownstown Jr High School operates as an one-room-style middle school in Brownstown, Illinois, one of the schools within Brownstown CUSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 61 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

Within Brownstown CUSD 201, which oversees 3 schools and 427 students, Brownstown Jr High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Brownstown Jr High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest comes out to 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Brownstown Jr High School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Brownstown Jr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Brownstown Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.

Around the school, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,944 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fayette County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), of which Brownstown Jr High School is one.

Brownstown High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brownstown Jr High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brownstown Jr High School has increased 15%, going from 53 students in 2018 to 61 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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