Freeburg High School | |
Type: | High school |
Teaching Staff: | 44.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 15.52 |
Enrollment: | 683 (2022–2023)[1] |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Streetaddress: | 401 South Monroe Street |
City: | Freeburg |
State: | Illinois |
Zipcode: | 62243 |
Country: | USA |
Mascot: | Midget |
Website: | http://www.fchs77.org |
Freeburg Community High School is a high school located in Freeburg, Illinois, United States. The Freeburg Community High School District #77 controls it.
Freeburg Community High School was founded in 1904 as a two-year school and graduated its first class of four students in 1906. In 1923, after converting to a traditional four-year high school, two students were presented with Freeburg High School diplomas. The existing school was constructed in 1929, becoming "Home of the Freeburg Midgets."[2] The original mascot was named Marty the Midget, a name that lasted through the nineteen sixties.[3]
The district encompasses approximately 122sqmi and has an average enrollment of 750 students.