Brownstown Central High School

Brownstown Central High School is a compact four-year high school in Brownstown, Indiana, run under Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp. The school caters to 463 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Brownstown Central High School is one of 3 schools operated by Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp, a district that serves 1,391 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brownstown Central High School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Brownstown Central High School shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 35% of students at Brownstown Central High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put the typical household earns roughly $70,262 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Jackson County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,459 students), of which Brownstown Central High School is one.

Brownstown Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Brownstown Central High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.