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Brownstown High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

421 S College Ave, Brownstown, IL 62418 · (618) 427-3839 · Part of Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

Otego Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
102
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Brownstown High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Otego Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Brownstown Jr High Schoolin Brownstown
9–12Brownstown High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

421 S College Ave, Brownstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 931
Grade 1024
Grade 1121
Grade 1226
Enrollment over time
87’20
102’21
100’22
94’23
102’24

Up 17.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brownstown High School from Otego Township families.

Other schools in Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

The district →
Brownstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brownstown
C+
264 students13:1
Brownstown Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brownstown
A−
61 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Otego Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.