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Freeport, IL
Public School Ratings




Freeport Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Freeport Sd 145 School District details

Freeport Sd 145 School District
501 E South St
Freeport, IL 61032

3,638 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Freeport Sd 145 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.1% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
33%
19%
39%
11%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blackhawk Elem School
1401 S Blackhawk Ave
Freeport, IL, 61032
PK-04
Carl Sandburg Middle School
1717 W Eby St
Freeport, IL, 61032
05-06
Center Elem School
718 E Illinois St
Freeport, IL, 61032
PK-04
Empire Elem School
1325 Empire St
Freeport, IL, 61032
PK-04
Freeport High School
701 W Moseley St
Freeport, IL, 61032
09-12
Freeport Middle School
701 W Empire St
Freeport, IL, 61032
07-08
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate School
1386 Kiwanis Dr
Freeport, IL, 61032
KG-06
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
1700 W Laurel St
Freeport, IL, 61032
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.6% 47.6%
Black 30.3% 17.2%
Hispanic 18.7% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,777 $31,931,000 41.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,474 $5,364,000 7.0%
Staff $1,970 $7,167,000 9.3%
General Administration $491 $1,788,000 2.3%
School Administration $1,499 $5,455,000 7.1%
Operation $2,281 $8,300,000 10.8%
Transportation $1,062 $3,865,000 5.0%
Other $621 $2,259,000 2.9%
Total Support $9,400 $34,198,000 44.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,026 $11,009,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $21,203 $77,138,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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