B+
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Maine Township, Des Plaines and Rosemont.
Students
4,520
Schools
11
Spent per student
$26,014
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$7.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
- Spends 21% more per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $7.5M, about $1,653 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Sterling Community Unit District 5, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$26,014 per student · 21% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 30%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,289’20
4,233’21
4,261’22
4,480’23
4,520’24
Up 5.4% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 37%White 36%Asian 19%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Forest Elem School
B+658 students12:1
North Elementary School
B599 students11:1
Iroquois Community School
A411 students12:1
Central Elem School
A322 students12:1
Plainfield Elem School
B285 students11:1
Cumberland Elem School
A279 students7:1
Orchard Place Elem School
C+258 students8:1
South Elem School
A253 students9:1
Terrace Elem School
A−206 students7:1
Chippewa Middle School
B+652 students10:1
Algonquin Middle School
B+597 students10:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Township High School District 214Chicago, Elk Grove Township, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student
Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Park Ridge
$29,333per student
Community Consolidated School District 59Elk Grove Township, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect
$25,082per student
Chicago Public School District 299Chicago
$24,330per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.