Brown Summit Middle

Set in Browns Summit, North Carolina, Brown Summit Middle is a modestly sized 6-8 campus, run under Guilford County Schools. It caters to 242 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Brown Summit Middle is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that instructs 68,535 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brown Summit Middle shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% Asian, 16% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Guilford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Guilford County's rate of about 89%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Brown Summit Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monticello-Brown Summit Elem, roughly 1.6 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 243 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 6% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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