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Schools in Mount Sterling · Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Mount Sterling’s public schools outscore 53% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Sterling, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
673 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Sterling’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1239 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Sterling’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,381 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Brown County Middle School, then Brown County High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Sterling’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 53% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1239)Better than 68%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 349 test results could put Mount Sterling anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mount Sterling’s students in the tested grades sat them (360 in math, 338 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Sterling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Brown County Elementary SchoolBrown County Community Unit School District 1B
5–8Brown County Middle SchoolBrown County Community Unit School District 1B−
9–12Brown County High SchoolBrown County Community Unit School District 1B+

Mount Sterling’s public schools are run by Brown County Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn and Lee and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Brown County Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 673 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,381IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 338 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 360 students tested

Mount Sterling vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Mount Sterling’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount SterlingB−Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Mount Sterling

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mount Sterlingin other towns
Brown County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
270 students13:1Rate it →
Brown County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
179 students11:1Rate it →
Brown County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
224 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Sterling’s schools

Are Mount Sterling’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Mount Sterling children attend outscore 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Sterling in?

Brown County Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 673 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Sterling kids go to high school?

Brown County High School, with 224 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Mount Sterling spend per student?

$15,381 in Brown County Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.