Freeburg CHSD 77

Public school district · St. Clair County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1715840

Freeburg CHSD 77 spent $15,076 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 689 students in 2024-25; 30.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,047 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Freeburg CHSD 77 in enrollment (670 to 696 students) and Freeburg CHSD 77 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Freeburg CHSD 77, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School D…$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Freeburg CHSD 77, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School Distri…$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Freeburg CHSD 77, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Freeburg CHSD 77, FY23Forest Park SD 91 $32,336; Golf School District 67 $19,535; Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 $19,141; Marengo CHSD 154 $19,036; Pontiac Township High School District 90 $18,199; Blue Ridge CUSD 18 $18,061; Medinah SD 11 $17,707; Freeburg CHSD 77 $15,076; Brown County CUSD 1 $14,728; Stark County CUSD 100 $14,301; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k20k30k40kForest Park SD 91$32,336Golf School District 67$19,535Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429$19,141Marengo CHSD 154$19,036Pontiac Township High School District 90$18,199Blue Ridge CUSD 18$18,061Medinah SD 11$17,707Freeburg CHSD 77$15,076Brown County CUSD 1$14,728Stark County CUSD 100$14,301State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$14,070,000 in revenue: 30.0% state, 66.2% local and 3.8% federal. Total spending including $1,647,000 of capital outlay was $12,806,000, or $18,750 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Freeburg CHSD 77 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,214,000; Local $9,316,000; Federal $540,000; total $14,070,000.
  • State$4,214,000 30%
  • Local$9,316,000 66%
  • Federal$540,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

683 students in 2022-23, 685 students in 2023-24, 689 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Freeburg CHSD 77 enrollment by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 68902004006008002022-236832023-246852024-25689
Freeburg CHSD 77 enrollment by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 68902004006008002022-236832023-246852024-25689
Freeburg CHSD 77 enrollment by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 68902004006008002022-236832023-246852024-25689
Freeburg CHSD 77 enrollment by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 68902004006008002022-236832023-246852024-25689

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368344.015.5
2023-2468544.015.6
2024-2568945.115.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Freeburg CHSD 77 scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts45-49%29.9%151

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 161 students in Freeburg CHSD 77's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate95% or more87.6%
Students in the class161149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 689 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Freeburg Community High School68915.3not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Freeburg CHSD 77

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Freeburg CHSD 77

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentFreeburg CHSD 77 ranks 308 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,076).#308 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisFreeburg CHSD 77 is the number 498 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 683 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#498 of 865
  3. Marengo CHSD 154The next larger Illinois district: 685 students in fall 2022, $19,036 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,036
  4. Brown County CUSD 1The next smaller Illinois district: 680 students in fall 2022, $14,728 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,728
  5. Compare Freeburg CHSD 77 with Marengo CHSD 154Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Freeburg Community High School, its largest high school689 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.689
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Freeburg CHSD 77

  1. How many schools and students are in Freeburg CHSD 77?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 689 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Freeburg CHSD 77 spend per student?
    $15,076 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,047 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Freeburg CHSD 77's money come from?
    $14,070,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.0% state, 66.2% local and 3.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Freeburg CHSD 77 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 28 of the 706 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Freeburg CHSD 77 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Freeburg CHSD 77 scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Freeburg CHSD 77?
    95% or more of the 161 students in Freeburg CHSD 77's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Freeburg CHSD 77's NCES district ID?
    1715840. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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