NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools PA

Best-Resourced Schools in Freedom, PA

5 public K-12 schools in Freedom from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

5
Schools
2,104
Students
43.8/100
Avg Resource Index
13.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Compact system with teacher-dense staffing

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Freedom has more public-school enrollment than 14% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Freedom is a comparatively small school market by total enrollment, yet its average student-teacher ratio is lower than most cities in the national comparison set. Small scale can make that staffing pattern easier to sustain, but it can also limit the breadth of specialized programs available at any one campus. The school list below shows whether students are concentrated in one combined-grade campus or distributed across separate elementary, middle, and high-school settings.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Freedom's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 23-point gap between Economy El Sch and Ambridge Area Ms shows the range hidden by Freedom's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 86%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
64th percentile
Teacher staffing
74th percentile

Ambridge Area Ms accounts for 23.8% of all Freedom public-school enrollment

That concentration means Freedom-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Freedom reports 71.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Freedom student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Economy El Sch 53
2. Freedom Area Shs 47
3. Freedom Area El Sch 46
4. Freedom Area Ms 43
5. Ambridge Area Ms 30

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Freedom

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Ambridge Area Ms 38.8/100
  2. 2 Economy El Sch 22.5/100
  3. 3 Freedom Area El Sch 20.2/100
  4. 4 Freedom Area Ms 18.8/100
  5. 5 Freedom Area Shs 18.7/100

What do families ask about schools in Freedom?

Which Freedom school has the highest Resource Investment Index?

Economy El Sch has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Freedom schools in this federal-data comparison at 53/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Freedom, PA?

Freedom has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,104 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 13.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.