Freeport School District 145

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Freeport, Freeport, Harlem, Lancaster, Florence, Cedarville, Silver Creek and Ridott, and parts of Ridott and Buckeye.

At a glance

3,703Students enrolled

8Schools

8Towns served

$22,691Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

FreeportFreeportHarlemLancasterFlorenceCedarvilleSilver CreekRidott

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Freeport Middle School515 students · FreeportThis district

Grades 9–12

Freeport High School1,165 students · FreeportThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Freeport Middle School515 students · FreeportThis district

Grades 9–12

Freeport High School1,165 students · FreeportThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Freeport Middle School515 students · FreeportThis district

Grades 9–12

Freeport High School1,165 students · FreeportThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listDakota Community Unit School District 201

Grades 7–12

Freeport Middle School or Dakota Jr Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Freeport High School or Dakota Jr Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listEastland Community Unit School District 308

Grades 7–12

Freeport Middle School or Eastland Jr/Sr High School or Pearl City Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Freeport High School or Eastland Jr/Sr High School or Pearl City High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Freeport Middle School515 students · FreeportThis district

Grades 9–12

Freeport High School1,165 students · FreeportThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6

6 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–12

Freeport Middle School or Forreston Jr/Sr High SchDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Freeport High School or Forreston Jr/Sr High SchDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Freeport Middle School515 students · FreeportThis district

Grades 9–12

Freeport High School1,165 students · FreeportThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency11%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts12%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)77%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,691

per student each year · 5% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction45%

Support & administration50%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State53%

Federal16%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,581’20

3,520’21

3,454’22

3,638’23

3,703’24

Students

White · 42%1,563

Black · 25%926

Hispanic · 17%620

Two or more races · 15%552

Asian · 1%35

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Freeport23,505 people

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Freeport23,505 people

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Harlem1,993 people

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Lancaster1,296 people · Grades PK–6 at Dakota Elementary School or Blackhawk Elem School and others

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Florence1,250 people · Grades PK–6 at Eastland Elementary School or Blackhawk Elem School and others

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Cedarville690 people

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Silver Creek462 people

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Ridott130 people

Also covers small parts of Ridott and Buckeye.

Schools8 in district

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Blackhawk Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 361 students · Freeport

CPublic 📚

Jones-Farrar Intl BaccalaureateElementary · Grades K–6 · 350 students · Freeport

C+Public 📚

Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 325 students · Freeport

DPublic 📚

Empire Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 295 students · Freeport

CPublic 📚

Center Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 262 students · Freeport

BPublic 📚

Freeport Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 515 students · Freeport

C-Public 📚

Carl Sandburg Middle SchMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 430 students · Freeport

C-Public 🏫

Freeport High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · Freeport

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Orangeville Community Unit School District 203Oneco · Rock Grove · Waddams · $17,970 per student

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Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Erin · Waddams · $14,436 per student

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Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321Pecatonica · $16,923 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.