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Freedom High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3149 Chester Ave
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Phone
(610) 867-5843
District
Bethlehem Area SD
County
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1753
Classroom Teachers
111

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.7% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.0% of all U.S. schools.


Freedom High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
34%
49%
52%
64%
15%
34%
34%
49%
52%
64%
15%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 420 24.0%
Grade 10 477 27.2%
Grade 11 419 23.9%
Grade 12 437 24.9%
Total 1753 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.0% 39.6% 64.5%
Black 10.1% 11.1% 15.4%
Hispanic 38.8% 46.1% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 2.8% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.7% 55.8% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 34.6% 51.6% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 4.2% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 121,792 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,933.0 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 47,790 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.1% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.3% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.3% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,224 $132,632,000 46.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,056 $13,696,000 4.7%
Staff $748 $9,700,000 3.4%
General Administration $191 $2,474,000 0.9%
School Administration $795 $10,314,000 3.6%
Operation $1,382 $17,925,000 6.2%
Transportation $435 $5,641,000 2.0%
Other $729 $9,452,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,334 $69,202,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,672 $86,560,000 30.0%
Total Expenditures $22,230 $288,394,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%