B+
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Maine, 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 Colfax.
PK–5Ridgeview Elementary SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
6–8Ridgeview Jr High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
9–12Ridgeview High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 84% at Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19, 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, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student
Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Park Ridge
$29,333per student
Community Consolidated School District 59Elk Grove, 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.