📍 511 Independence Boulevard, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Freedom High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 1,414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Freedom High enrolls 1,414 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 670 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 473 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 103 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 58 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
899 of the school's 1,414 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 842 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Freedom High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 86.
Freedom High is one of 27 schools in Burke County Schools, based in Morganton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,667 students district-wide and employs 740 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,414 students, Freedom High is larger than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small