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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 202324

215
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
31%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
19.2%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

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.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%76%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Brown County High School
64%
IL average
52%
Math
Brown County High School
46%
IL average
38%
Science
Brown County High School
54%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Brown County High School IL average
25%50%75%64%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Brown County High School IL average
25%50%75%46%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Brown County High School IL average
25%50%75%54%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%64%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%49%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%57%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White93%
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categories changedWhite 93%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White97.1%93.0% 4.1 pts
Hispanic0.4%3.7% 3.3 pts
Black0.0%2.3% 2.3 pts
Two or more races1.2%0.9% 0.3 pts
Asian1.2%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

$47K$95K$142K$190K$154K201620202025

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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.