Smithton’s public schools outscore 91% of Illinois districts
In Smithton, 52% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Smithton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Smithton’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 39% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Freeburg Community High School District 77 spends $16,047 per student and Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 $13,897, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Freeburg Community High Sch. 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.
What’s behind Smithton’s grade
A: better than 91% of Illinois school districts, #57 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Smithton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Primary Center
Grades PK–2 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
Kindergarten in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Primary Center
Grades PK–2 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
1st grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Primary Center
Grades PK–2 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
2nd grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Primary Center
Grades PK–2 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
3rd grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
4th grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
5th grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
6th grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
7th grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
8th grade in Smithton · depends on your address
Smithton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 541 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freeburg Elem School
Grades 3–8 · 508 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
9th grade in Smithton
Freeburg Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 689 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
10th grade in Smithton
Freeburg Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 689 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Freeburg
Parts of Smithton (4% and 4% of its land) are served by Belleville Township High School District 201 and Belleville School District 118 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Smithton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Smithton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Smithton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Smithton | A | Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 |
| Belleville | B− | Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| 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 |
| Freeburg | A | Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 with Smithton for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Smithton
3 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).
Questions about Smithton’s schools
Are Smithton’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Smithton children attend outscore 91% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #57 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Smithton in?
Freeburg Community High School District 77, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 689 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Smithton are served by Belleville Township High School District 201 and Belleville School District 118.
Where do Smithton kids go to high school?
Freeburg Community High Sch in Freeburg, with 689 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Smithton’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Freeburg Community High School District 77 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Smithton spend per student?
$16,047 in Freeburg Community High School District 77, $13,897 in Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 and $14,432 in Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Smithton families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.