Freeburg Community High School

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Freeburg High School
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Freeburg Community High School
401 South Monroe Street

Freeburg
,
Illinois
62243

USA
Information
Type High school
Teaching staff44.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment685 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.57 [1]
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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.

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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] [ better source needed ] The original mascot was named Marty the Midget, a name that lasted through the 1960s. [3] In February 2025, State Rep. Maurice West propose a bill HB3527 that would prohibit the use of "discriminatory disability mascots" in all schools in response to public pressure about the name. [4] [5] The Illinois House of Representatives passed the bill, which would only affect FCHS, in April 2025. [6]

The district encompasses approximately 122 square miles (320 km2) and has an average enrollment of 750 students.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Freeburg Community High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Freeburg Community High School FCHS Foundation http://www.fchs77.org/files/624325/TrackBrochureFinal.pdf%5B%5D
  3. ↑ Freeburg Tribune, Tribune Sports Thursday, November 11, 2010 Page 1B
  4. ↑ Cortes, Lexi (February 11, 2025). "Proposed Illinois law would make Freeburg High School give up controversial mascot". Belleville News-Democrat .
  5. ↑ "Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3527". www.ilga.gov. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Gear, Daesha (April 8, 2025). "Illinois House passes bill to ban derogatory disability mascots". fox2now.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.

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