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Freeburg Community High School

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Freeburg Community High School ranks 94 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 87% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Freeburg Community High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 685 students in Freeburg, Illinois. This school is part of the Freeburg CHSD 77 district, which is ranked 105 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freeburg Community High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 46 and 165 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 79.2% proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, 59.1% in ACT/Mathematics, and 63.5% in ACT/Science for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages. Freeburg Community High School also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 94.3% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average. The school's dropout rates are low, ranging from 1.6% to 2.9% in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as O Fallon High School and Belleville High School-West, Freeburg Community High School outperforms them in standardized test scores and maintains higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. The school's spending per student is in the middle range compared to the nearby schools, indicating a balanced approach to resource allocation.

689

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,340

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S Monroe St
Freeburg, IL 62243-1535

(618) 539-5533

District: Freeburg CHSD 77

Feeder schools for Freeburg Community High School:

Elementary:	Freeburg Primary Center
	Smithton Elementary School
	St Libory Elementary School
Middle:	Freeburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Illinois high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2019) to 87th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Illinois avg48%

94^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 811Freeburg CHSD 77 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	94 of 698	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	75 of 697	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	165 of 699	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	56 of 699	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	148 of 688	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	46 of 701	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	110 of 647	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	73 of 642	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	52.2	261 of 643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.6	191 of 614	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.6	116 of 670	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	154 of 670	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	135 of 665	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	212 of 655	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	217 of 643	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.9	120 of 632	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	125 of 624	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	160 of 612	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	147 of 596	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.4	182 of 590	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.2	103 of 592	82.6%	★★★★☆
2003	68.6	172 of 586	70.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	51 of 491	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	182 of 429	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	165 of 428	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	77 of 685	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	63 of 664	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.8	145 of 656	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	44 of 658	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	137 of 639	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	40 of 665	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	119 of 620	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	161 of 672	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	43 of 639	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	132 of 644	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	44 of 626	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.0	159 of 611	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	34 of 639	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	38.0	380 of 585	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	112 of 685	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	86 of 668	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	195 of 668	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	86 of 664	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	171 of 653	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	69 of 675	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	105 of 619	83.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	61 of 211	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	157 of 527	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	26.8	336 of 482	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	244 of 476	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	83 of 493	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	161 of 473	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	130 of 374	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	145 of 564	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	95 of 554	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	232 of 557	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.3	84 of 560	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	196 of 553	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	69 of 552	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	143 of 548	73.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+27 vs state

Science64%+15 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freeburg Community High School	Public	9-12	401 S Monroe St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CHSD 77	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 539-5533	689	45	15.2	18.1%	626 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	19 (2.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	82.9	94^th of 698 public high schools	86.5%		89	75^th of 697 public high schools	89.2%	19	73.4	55.8	56.5	41.7	62.5	54.0	79.2	59.1	63.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.4	$13,340	$216	$13,123
Belleville High School-East	Public	9-12	2555 West Blvd	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 222-3706	2,600	153	16.9	55.6%	933 (35.9%)	1,292 (49.7%)	127 (4.9%)	45 (1.7%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	189 (7.3%)	50.3	342^nd of 698 public high schools	51.0%		60.3	221^st of 697 public high schools	68.3%	121	58.4	51.5	30.9	28.2	39.2	42.5	45.4	32.7	42.7	99.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.3	96.5	$19,094	$1,217	$17,877
Mascoutah High School	Public	9-12	1313 W Main St	Mascoutah	62258	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 566-8523	1,243	80	15.5	21.8%	821 (66.0%)	130 (10.5%)	127 (10.2%)	26 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	121 (9.7%)	80.6	108^th of 698 public high schools	84.5%		89.9	67^th of 697 public high schools	90.4%	41	74.2	68.4	46.3	42.6	48.8	54.8	67.9	59.3	65.2	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.1	95.9	$13,903	$828	$13,076
New Athens High School	Public	9-12	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 475-2173	164	14	11.7	31.7%	155 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	61.7	236^th of 698 public high schools	66.2%		54	271^st of 697 public high schools	61.1%	35	54.1	55.6	32.4	36.1	35.1	36.1	83.0	42.6	70.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	97.0	$16,643	$336	$16,307
Saint Clair County ROE Safe School	Public	5-12	1722 W Main St	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Saint Clair ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 233-6874	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CCSI Alternative School	Public	9-12	6137 Beck Rd	Red Bud	62278	Monroe County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 473-2222	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Center of Southern IL	Public	11-12	6137 Beck Rd	Red Bud	62278	Monroe County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 473-2222	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belleville High School-West	Public	9-12	4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 222-7610	2,118	134	15.7	59.9%	918 (43.3%)	960 (45.3%)	122 (5.8%)	9 (0.4%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	43.5	407^th of 698 public high schools	41.7%		37.7	416^th of 697 public high schools	40.3%	9	59.3	46.3	31.9	22.7	42.3	38.1	39.9	25.4	34.6	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.9	99.3	97.7	$20,062	$1,291	$18,771
Belleville Township High School-Night/Alt School	Public	9-12	4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 222-7852	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
O Fallon High School	Public	9-12	600 S Smiley St	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon Township HSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 632-3507	2,540	156	16.3	28.1%	1,499 (59.0%)	518 (20.4%)	205 (8.1%)	63 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	239 (9.4%)	81.6	101^st of 698 public high schools	85.5%		84.7	91^st of 697 public high schools	86.9%	10	74.5	67.0	47.5	46.0	60.5	55.8	62.2	53.1	58.9	98.9	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.9	98.6	98.9	97.0	$14,005	$635	$13,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Freeburg Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Freeburg Community High School?

Students at Freeburg Community High School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Freeburg Community High School?

Freeburg Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Freeburg Primary Center
Elementary : Smithton Elementary School
Elementary : St Libory Elementary School
Middle : Freeburg Elementary School

How many students attend Freeburg Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Freeburg Community High School.

What district is Freeburg Community High School in?

Freeburg CHSD 77

Is Freeburg Community High School a good school?

Freeburg Community High School ranks 94^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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