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Freeport School District 145

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Freeport, Freeport Township, Harlem Township, Lancaster Township, Florence Township, Cedarville, Silver Creek Township and Ridott, and parts of Ridott Township and Buckeye Township.

Freeport’s School Grade D better than 6% of Illinois school districts

Students
3,703
Schools
8
Spent per student
$22,691
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$44.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Freeport School District 145

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $44.6M, about $12,050 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DFreeport 23,202Freeport Township 23,202DHarlem Township 1,949DLancaster Township 1,351C−Florence Township 1,134Cedarville 646Silver Creek Township 608Ridott 123

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Freeport. Grade by grade →

PK–45 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Freeport Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Freeport High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8% · 1,645 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 29.9% · 1,709 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)71%
State average 87.6% · 276 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,691 per student · 5% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 50%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 53%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,581’20
3,520’21
3,454’22
3,638’23
3,703’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 42%Black 25%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 15%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Blackhawk Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
C
361 students14:1
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
D
325 students13:1
Empire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
C
295 students12:1
Center Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
B
262 students12:1
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Freeport
C+
350 students13:1
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Freeport
C−
430 students11:1
Freeport Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Freeport
D
515 students14:1
Freeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
C
1,165 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dakota Community Unit School District 201Dakota Township, Rock Grove Township, Rock Run Township
$16,252per student
Orangeville Community Unit School District 203Oneco Township, Rock Grove Township, Waddams Township
$17,970per student
Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Erin Township, Waddams Township
$14,436per student
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Leaf River Township, Maryland Township
$16,346per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.