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Freeport Union Free School District

Freeport, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Fia Davis · #43 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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6,259

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,285

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the New York median

11.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Freeport Union Free School District is a public school district based in Freeport, New York, serving 6,259 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 782 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Fia Davis. It spends about $25,285 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.5 students per teacher.

How Freeport Union Free compares

Freeport Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,285

New York median $23,514 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,498

New York median $15,327 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school782

New York median 538 · 45% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.5

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor391

New York median 284 · 38% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$186.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 49%Local 45%

Measure	Freeport Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,285	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,498	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$181.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$186.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	546	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,108	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.5	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	391	284	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 New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Fia Davis

Superintendent, Freeport Union Free School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictBuffalo	6,505	10	$22,147	10.9	#42
Freeport Union Free School DistrictFreeport · this district	6,259	8	$25,285	11.5	#43
Kingston City School DistrictKingston	6,236	10	$26,600	10.8	#44
Uniondale Union Free School DistrictUniondale	6,189	8	$29,115	11.6	#45
North Colonie CSDLatham	6,159	8	$18,248	12.1	#46

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hopkins CountyMadisonville, KY	6,265	$10,746	14.7
Quincy School District 172Quincy, IL	6,264	$12,639	16.0
Gordon CountyCalhoun, GA	6,259	$11,694	13.9
Cedar Hill ISDCedar Hill, TX	6,253	$10,129	16.0

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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