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Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 6 towns
Serves Freeburg Township, Freeburg, Smithton Township, Smithton, New Athens Township and Fayetteville, and parts of Belleville, Prairie Du Long Township, Fayetteville Township and Engelmann Township.
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 Stites Township.
PK–5Lovejoy Elementary SchoolBrooklyn Community Unit School District 188
6–8Lovejoy Middle SchoolBrooklyn Community Unit School District 188
9–12Lovejoy Technology AcademyBrooklyn Community Unit School District 188
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency39%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 75% at Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188, 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 Township, Caseyville Township
$20,728per student
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Mascoutah, Mascoutah Township, Shiloh Valley Township
$15,184per student
East St. Louis School District 189Cahokia Heights, Canteen Township, Centreville Township
$29,017per student
O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville Township, Shiloh Valley Township, 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.