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Schools in Smithton Township

Smithton Township’s public schools

Freeburg Community High School District 77, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 and Belleville Township High School District 201 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 115% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Belleville Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
15.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
6,159 students on the public path
In brief

Smithton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Smithton Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Freeburg Elem School places highest (better than 88%); Belleville High School-West lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Smithton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Freeburg Primary Centerin FreeburgNo scores
3–8Freeburg Elem Schoolin FreeburgA
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Freeburg Community High School District 77.

Three districts serve Smithton Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Freeburg Community High School District 77Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 689 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,047IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 752 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,432IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Belleville Township High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 4,718 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,728IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7747%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7727%
State average 25.8% · 179 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 7052%
State average 29.9% · 515 students tested
Math · PK–8, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 7039%
State average 25.8% · 504 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Belleville Township High School District 20125%
State average 29.9% · 1137 students tested
Math · 9–12, Belleville Township High School District 20121%
State average 25.8% · 1117 students tested

Smithton Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Smithton Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithton Township—Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
BellevilleB−Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
FreeburgAFreeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Smithton (village)ASmithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
St. ClairC+Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Whiteside School District 115 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
MillstadtB+Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Freeburg Township—Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Prairie Du LongANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share Freeburg Community High School District 77 with Smithton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Smithton Township

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Smithton Townshipin other towns
Freeburg Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Freeburg
244 students14:1Rate it →
Freeburg Elem School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Freeburg
A
508 students14:1Rate it →
Belleville High School-East
High · Grades 9–12 · Belleville
B
2,600 students17:1Rate it →
Belleville High School-West
High · Grades 9–12 · Belleville
B−
2,118 students16:1Rate it →
Freeburg Community High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeburg
B+
689 students15:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Smithton Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Smithton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smithton
A
541 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. John the Baptist School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smithton
Private · Catholic
102 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithton Township’s schools

Are Smithton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithton Township. Freeburg Community High School District 77, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 and Belleville Township High School District 201 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smithton Township in?

Freeburg Community High School District 77, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 and Belleville Township High School District 201.

Where do Smithton Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Belleville High School-East, Belleville High School-West and Freeburg Community High Sch.

Are there private schools in Smithton Township?

Yes: St. John the Baptist School (grades PK–8, 102 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.