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Maine West High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1755 S Wolf Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone
(847) 827-6176
District
Maine Township HSD 207
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1880
Classroom Teachers
121

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.5% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Maine West High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
25%
27%
28%
29%
22%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 448 23.8%
Grade 10 482 25.6%
Grade 11 452 24.0%
Grade 12 498 26.5%
Total 1880 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.3% 56.2% 48.2%
Black 2.7% 2.8% 17.2%
Hispanic 47.2% 26.5% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.4% 14.1% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 148,576 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,329.9 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.3% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 56,638 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.5% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.9% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.0% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,765 $116,024,000 38.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,493 $15,416,000 5.1%
Staff $1,048 $6,477,000 2.1%
General Administration $679 $4,196,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,886 $11,662,000 3.8%
Operation $2,932 $18,131,000 6.0%
Transportation $270 $1,669,000 0.5%
Other $1,684 $10,413,000 3.4%
Total Support $10,992 $67,964,000 22.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $19,354 $119,668,000 39.4%
Total Expenditures $49,111 $303,656,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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