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Mt Sterling, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Brown County Cusd 1 #348 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,006 per pupil, Brown County Cusd 1 ranks #503 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
680
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,006
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brown County Cusd 1 operates 3 public schools serving 680 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,006 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.7% local, 35.9% state, and 11.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #348 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 247:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brown County High School, with a diversity index of 16.0/100.
Brown County Elementary School accounts for 39.7% of all Brown County Cusd 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brown County Cusd 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Brown County Cusd 1 student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Brown County Cusd 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Brown County Cusd 1 is typically wider than the Brown County Cusd 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Brown County Cusd 1 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 680 students.
How much does Brown County Cusd 1 spend per student?
Brown County Cusd 1 spends $15,006 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #348 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Brown County Cusd 1?
Brown County Cusd 1 students are 93.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brown County Cusd 1?
Brown County Cusd 1 has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #348 out of 763 districts in Illinois.