Freeburg Community High Sch

As a modestly sized secondary school in Freeburg, Illinois, Freeburg Community High Sch hosts 689 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Freeburg CHSD 77.

Operationally, Freeburg Community High Sch answers to Freeburg CHSD 77, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Freeburg Community High Sch records that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Freeburg Community High Sch has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Freeburg Community High Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

Around the school, St. Clair County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Freeburg Community High Sch is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

Freeburg Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Freeburg Community High Sch. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freeburg Community High Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 689 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.