Brown County High School
Mount Sterling, IL · Brown County CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, remote
146th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 76%▲ Improving
500 E Main St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353
(217)773-7702NCES ID 172730002893Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Brown County High School 146th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 76% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 76th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 215 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.1% | 93.0% | ▼ 4.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.4% | 3.7% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 2.3% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.2% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.2% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $159K in zip 62353 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Brown County High School
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What school district is Brown County High School in?
Brown County High School is part of the Brown County CUSD 1 district in Mount Sterling, Illinois.
Is Brown County High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Brown County High School 146th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 76% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Brown County High School?
White 93%, Hispanic 4%, Black 2% (215 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Brown County High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62353 is $159K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.