Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)

This article is about the high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For the school district in Freedom, Pennsylvania, see Freedom Area School District.

Freedom High School is a large urban, public high school located in Bethlehem Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Freedom High School is one of the two public high schools operated by the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue in Bethlehem Township.

Freedom High School
Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania in November 2006
Location
3149 Chester Avenue Bethlehem , Pennsylvania 18020 United States
Coordinates	40.664°N 75.340°W / 40.664; -75.340
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	September 7, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-07)
School district	Bethlehem Area School District
Superintendent	Jack Silva
NCES School ID	420357004957[1]
Principal	Laurie Sage
Staff	115.9 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9th–12th
Enrollment	1,813[1] (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio	15.64[1]
Campus type	Suburb: Large
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Mascot	Patriot
Rival	Liberty High School
Website	basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/freedom/

As of the 2023–24 school year, Freedom High School had an enrollment of 1,813 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The school employed 115.9 teachers (on an FTE basis) basis for a student-teacher ratio of 15.64.

Athletics

See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

Freedom High School football team's home field, BASD Stadium, a 14,000 capacity stadium in Bethlehem that is one of the largest high school stadiums in the state

Freedom High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in boys volleyball.^[2]

In boys athletics, Freedom participates in football, basketball, golf, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, tennis, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming, wrestling, diving, rifle, track and field and cross country. In girls athletics, Freedom sponsors basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, rifle, track and field, cross country, field hockey, swimming, and diving teams.

The Freedom High School football, soccer, and field hockey teams play their home games at Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, one of the largest high school stadiums in the state, with a capacity of 14,000.

Freedom High School's mascot is the Patriot, the name given those American colonists who resisted the colonial governance of the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolution, especially prior to the formation of the Continental Army in 1775.

Notable alumni

• Afa Anoaʻi Jr., former WWE professional wrestler
• Dwayne Johnson, actor and professional wrestler under the ring name "The Rock"
• Daniel Dae Kim, actor, Lost and Hawaii Five-0, and producer, The Good Doctor
• Michael Pocalyko, business executive and novelist