Freedom High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,792 students in 2024-25 with 108.5 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,753 students in 2022-23, 1,813 students in 2023-24, 1,792 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 111.4 to 108.5.

Students enrolled at Freedom High School by school year2022-23: 1,753, 2023-24: 1,813, 2024-25: 1,79205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7532023-241,8132024-251,792
Students enrolled at Freedom High School by school year2022-23: 1,753, 2023-24: 1,813, 2024-25: 1,79205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7532023-241,8132024-251,792
Students enrolled at Freedom High School by school year2022-23: 1,753, 2023-24: 1,813, 2024-25: 1,79205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7532023-241,8132024-251,792
Students enrolled at Freedom High School by school year2022-23: 1,753, 2023-24: 1,813, 2024-25: 1,79205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7532023-241,8132024-251,792
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,753111.415.7
2023-241,813115.915.6
2024-251,792108.516.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Freedom High School 16.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFreedom High School 16.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Freedom High School 16.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFreedom High School 16.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Freedom High School 16.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFreedom High School 16.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Freedom High School 16.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFreedom High School 16.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

21 AP courses and one counselor per 234 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Freedom High School enrolled 1,868 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses21
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 234 of the 1,868 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.6% of students were White, 40.2% Hispanic, 11.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White42.6%
  2. Hispanic40.2%
  3. Black11.2%
  4. Asian3.7%
  5. Two or more races1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Freedom High School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math15%24% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 434 students in Freedom High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. 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 schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate88%86%87.5%
Students in the class4341,118136,045

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

High schools in Bethlehem

4 public high schools in Bethlehem report 2024-25 enrollment; Freedom High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty High School2,54116.058.3%
Freedom High School1,79216.549.2%
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for th5509.425.3%
Bethlehem AVTS180.583.3%

All public schools in Bethlehem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Freedom High School

  1. Bethlehem AVTSThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 18 students (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Liberty High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 2,541 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Freedom High School with Bethlehem AVTSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bethlehem Area SD spends per student$18,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,515
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaFreedom High School is the number 48 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Freedom High School

  1. How many students attend Freedom High School?
    1,792 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,753 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bethlehem, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom High School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Freedom High School a Title I school?
    Freedom High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Freedom High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Freedom High School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Freedom High School?
    88% of the 434 students in Freedom High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Freedom High School in?
    Bethlehem Area SD, NCES district ID 4203570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420357004957 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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