Freeport School District 145
Freeport School District 145 is a public school district based in Freeport, Illinois, serving 3,703 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #100 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 463 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Anna Alvarado. It spends about $17,550 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.
How Freeport compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Freeport | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $17,550 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,619 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $73.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $72.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 962 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 411 | 490 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Anna Alvarado
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore CUSD 427Sycamore | 3,720 | 7 | $15,197 | 14.1 | #96 |
| East Maine School District 63Des Plaines | 3,706 | 7 | $16,225 | 12.5 | #97 |
| Lyons Twp HSD 204La Grange | 3,706 | 1 | $24,843 | 13.9 | #98 |
| Homer CCSD 33CHomer Glen | 3,704 | 6 | $18,265 | 14.4 | #99 |
| Freeport School District 145Freeport · this district | 3,703 | 8 | $17,550 | 12.9 | #100 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnegat Township School DistrictBarnegat, NJ | 3,705 | $19,891 | 11.2 |
| North Plainfield School DistrictNorth Plainfield, NJ | 3,704 | $20,381 | 11.3 |
| Conewago Valley School DistrictNew Oxford, PA | 3,703 | $14,790 | 14.0 |
| Hoboken Public School DistrictHoboken, NJ | 3,702 | $22,340 | 15.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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