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Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 6 towns
Serves Freeburg, Freeburg, Smithton, Smithton, New Athens and Fayetteville, and parts of Belleville, Prairie Du Long, Fayetteville and Engelmann.
Students
752
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,432
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
- School Grade A: better than 90% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
- Spends 33% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.4M, about $1,922 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hecker.
PK–1W J Zahnow Elem SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
2–3Rogers Elem SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
6–8Waterloo Junior High SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
9–12Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo Community Unit School District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency39%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Waterloo Community Unit School District 5, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,432 per student · 33% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 43%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
765’20
778’21
796’22
794’23
752’24
About steady.
Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Belleville Township High School District 201Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Caseyville
$20,728per student
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Mascoutah, Mascoutah, Shiloh Valley
$15,184per student
East St. Louis School District 189Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Centreville
$29,017per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville, Shiloh Valley, Shiloh
$16,315per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.