Total enrollment
673
-51 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Brown County CUSD 1
Illinois · 673 students · 1 city
Across 3 public schools, Brown County CUSD 1 (Illinois) serves approximately 673 K-12 students across 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Brown County CUSD 1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Brown County CUSD 1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #175 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #442 of 508 | #8,368 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #290 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #168 of 506 | #2,516 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.3% | #303 of 456 | #5,361 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Brown County CUSD 1
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 730 to 673 students (down 8%) and from 58 to 54 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Elementary School | Mount Sterling | Elementary | PK-04 | 270 |
| Brown County High School | Mount Sterling | High | 09-12 | 224 |
| Brown County Middle School | Mount Sterling | Middle | 05-08 | 179 |
About Brown County CUSD 1
As a rural-scale district in Illinois, Brown County CUSD 1 teaches 673 students across 3 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Brown County CUSD 1 covers 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Brown County CUSD 1 runs about 224 students per school, 53% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 724 students in SY 2020-21 versus 673 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Brown County CUSD 1 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.