Total enrollment
3,703
-290 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
11 schools in Freeport
Illinois · Public K-12
Freeport's public schools, 11 in all, serve about 3,703 K-12 students inside Illinois, averaging 337 per campus.
7-year change in Freeport
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-3 (-27%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
42%
was 49%
% Hispanic
17%
was 11%
% Black
25%
was 26%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Elem School | Elementary | PK-04 | 361 |
| Career & Tech Educ Consortium | High | 11-12 | 0 |
| Carl Sandburg Middle Sch | Middle | 05-06 | 430 |
| Center Elem School | Elementary | PK-04 | 262 |
| Empire Elem School | Elementary | PK-04 | 295 |
| Freeport Alternative High Sch | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| Freeport High School | High | 09-12 | 1,165 |
| Freeport Middle School | Middle | 07-08 | 515 |
| Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate | Elementary | KG-06 | 350 |
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School | Elementary | PK-04 | 325 |
| RAP Freeport | High | 06-12 | 0 |
About Freeport
Freeport, Illinois is home to 11 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 3,703 students. By school count, it is a medium-population city.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high.
Schools in Freeport average about 337 students each, 30% below the Illinois norm.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 7%: 3,993 students in SY 2017-18 versus 3,703 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 11 to 8 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 49% to 42% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for Freeport discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.