Homewood School District 153
Homewood School District 153 is a public school district based in Homewood, Illinois, serving 1,856 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #216 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 619 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Teresa Hill. It spends about $16,815 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.
How Homewood compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Homewood | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,815 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,772 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 151 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 267 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,856 | 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. Teresa Hill
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich CUSD 430Sandwich | 1,872 | 6 | $13,229 | 14.3 | #213 |
| Oak Lawn CHSD 229Oak Lawn | 1,867 | 1 | $18,427 | 17.1 | #214 |
| United Twp HSD 30East Moline | 1,862 | 1 | $14,466 | 17.4 | #215 |
| Homewood School District 153Homewood · this district | 1,856 | 3 | $16,815 | 12.3 | #216 |
| Skokie School District 69Skokie | 1,842 | 3 | $18,677 | 12.1 | #217 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonson CountyBrownsville, KY | 1,857 | $10,611 | 15.7 |
| Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictClarksdale, MS | 1,857 | $9,945 | 16.4 |
| Monroe CountyTompkinsville, KY | 1,856 | $13,545 | 14.6 |
| Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictOakland, NJ | 1,856 | $25,455 | 9.8 |
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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