IllinoisSchoolsBrown County High School

Brown County High School

PublicRegular
Mount Sterling, Illinois · Brown County CUSD 1
Teachers17.0FTE
Ratio12.6:1students per teacher
Students215enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students215
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher12.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch36%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
13.2:1
(2024)
4.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
17
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
224
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

11.2:112.1:113.0:113.9:114.8:115.7:12020202120222023202411.5:111.8:112.6:113.2:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Brown County High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2112142172192222251717181819192020202120222023202421921921221522419181717EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment219219212215224
Teacher FTE19181717
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.5:111.8:112.6:113.2:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.