Brown County CUSD 1

Public school district · Brown County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1727300

Brown County CUSD 1 spent $14,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 3 schools enrolled 673 students in 2024-25; 38.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,381 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brown County CUSD 1 in enrollment (666 to 693 students) and Brown County CUSD 1 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brown County CUSD 1, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School D…$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Altamont CUSD 10$12,800State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brown County CUSD 1, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School Distri…$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Altamont CUSD 10$12,800State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brown County CUSD 1, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Altamont CUSD 10$12,800State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brown County CUSD 1, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; Altamont CUSD 10 $12,800; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301Altamont CUSD 10$12,800State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$14,273,000 in revenue: 38.7% state, 54.4% local and 7.0% federal. Total spending including $928,000 of capital outlay was $11,791,000, or $17,340 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Brown County CUSD 1 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,519,000; Local $7,760,000; Federal $994,000; total $14,273,000.
  • State$5,519,000 39%
  • Local$7,760,000 54%
  • Federal$994,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

680 students in 2022-23, 690 students in 2023-24, 673 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brown County CUSD 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 680, 2023-24: 690, 2024-25: 67302004006008002022-236802023-246902024-25673
Brown County CUSD 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 680, 2023-24: 690, 2024-25: 67302004006008002022-236802023-246902024-25673
Brown County CUSD 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 680, 2023-24: 690, 2024-25: 67302004006008002022-236802023-246902024-25673
Brown County CUSD 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 680, 2023-24: 690, 2024-25: 67302004006008002022-236802023-246902024-25673

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368054.512.5
2023-2469049.713.9
2024-2567354.012.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brown County CUSD 1 scored proficient or above: 29% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts29%29.9%338

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 49 students in Brown County CUSD 1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class49149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 270 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brown County Elementary School27013.5not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 179 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brown County Middle School17911.0not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 224 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brown County High School22412.7not reportedEligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Brown County CUSD 1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brown County CUSD 1

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBrown County CUSD 1 ranks 327 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,728).#327 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBrown County CUSD 1 is the number 499 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 680 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#499 of 865
  3. Freeburg CHSD 77The next larger Illinois district: 683 students in fall 2022, $15,076 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,076
  4. Golf School District 67The next smaller Illinois district: 673 students in fall 2022, $19,535 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,535
  5. Compare Brown County CUSD 1 with Freeburg CHSD 77Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Brown County High School, its largest high school224 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.224
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brown County CUSD 1

  1. How many schools and students are in Brown County CUSD 1?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 673 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brown County CUSD 1 spend per student?
    $14,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,381 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Brown County CUSD 1's money come from?
    $14,273,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.7% state, 54.4% local and 7.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Brown County CUSD 1 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 79 of the 765 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Brown County CUSD 1 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brown County CUSD 1 scored proficient or above: 29% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Brown County CUSD 1?
    90% or more of the 49 students in Brown County CUSD 1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Brown County CUSD 1's NCES district ID?
    1727300. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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