Freedom HS

Freedom HS is a senior high of heavily attended scale in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, run under Bethlehem Area SD, caters to 1,792 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 143% above typical.

Across the 22 schools in Bethlehem Area SD (12,717 students total), Freedom HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Freedom HS records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Freedom HS has 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Northampton County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Freedom HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 41.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Northampton County) logs that median household income runs about $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Northampton County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), Freedom HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Hills MS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom HS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 1,926 students in 2018 compared to 1,792 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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