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Freeport Area School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Buffalo Township, South Buffalo Township and Freeport.

Buffalo Township’s School Grade A better than 93% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,725
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,347
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$29.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Freeport Area School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.4M, about $17,049 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 688 Pennsylvania 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABuffalo Township 8,214ASouth Buffalo Township 2,674AFreeport 1,672

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buffalo Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Buffalo El SchThis district
6–8Freeport Area MSThis district
9–12Freeport Area SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 36.1% · 920 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 55.1% · 982 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.5% · 129 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$17,347 per student · 20% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 40%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,809’20
1,798’21
1,779’22
1,741’23
1,725’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Buffalo El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sarver
B+
564 students15:1
South Buffalo El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Freeport
B+
221 students13:1
Freeport Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarver
B+
428 students14:1
Freeport Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
A+
512 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Armstrong School DistrictBethel Township, Cadogan Township, North Buffalo Township
$19,947per student
Kiski Area School DistrictAllegheny Township
$17,121per student
Knoch School DistrictClinton Township, Winfield Township
$21,263per student
Highlands School DistrictFawn Township, Harrison Township
$19,508per 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 Pennsylvania.