4578 Canal Loop
Nashville, IN 47448

Brown County HS is a low quality educational environment that gets worse year by year. Many of the best teachers have fled, and some of the new ones they hired have either zero experience or no education degree whatsoever. The instructor for the dual credit Engineering course is a brand new college graduate with an engineering degree, but no education degree. The AP Psychology teacher has no experience, it's his first year. The lack of experience definitely impacted the learning environment. My child is miserable and frustrated. We've had to search online for additional resources. Following all the covid "virtual" education loss (because no teaching or learning was going on...just busy work with no instruction), this year was just another disaster piled on. Most teachers do not effectively utilize Canvas. So as a parent, there is very poor visibility on assignments, when anything is due, or even what grades have posted. Teachers are very slow to update the Skyward grade book, so it has occurred numerous times that in the days before the end of the semester, there is a big surprise, and what looked to be an A or B suddenly turns into an F because of missing work. Too late to remedy in most cases. Also of concern...Nicotine and THC vaping is rampant in this school. If you think you've got a "good kid who would never participate in this type of behavior", I can virtually guarantee you that you are wrong. The peer pressure and sheer volume of use at this school will put any child at risk. We are urgently looking to move before the next school year, in hopes of finding a school that can get our child back on track. We love living in Brown County...but unless you are home-schooling, don't move here.

Helmsburg is a wonderful school where children feel welcomed and cared for. The principal and welcoming crew stand at the doors everyday to greet the children. The principal, Mrs. Bruner, knows every child by name and always has a smile on her face for everyone. The entire staff works together for the good of the school. The PTO is active and puts on many family events through out the year. The front desk ladies are the most friendly and wonderful people. The teachers work hard to make learning fun for the children. The music and science teachers go above and beyond to bring educational opportunities to the children. Overall we’ve had a wonderful experience at Helmsburg for the last five years.

My experience but most importantly my children's experience has been excellent .