Niles Elementary School District 71

Public Grades PK–8

Elementary and middle schools for Niles, and parts of Niles and Morton Grove.

At a glance

666Students enrolled

1School

$21,775Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

54%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Niles

Grades PK–8

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Gemini Middle School or Clarence E Culver SchoolDepends on your addressEast Maine School District 63

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listNiles Township Community High School District 219

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performance

Math proficiency-3%

State average 25.9%

Reading / language arts-3%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 94% at Maine Township High School District 207, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21)

Where the money goes

$21,775

per student each year · 1% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration33%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)75%

State21%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

622’20

650’21

655’22

641’23

666’24

Students

White · 50%331

Asian · 25%168

Hispanic · 18%119

Two or more races · 4%24

Black · 3%20

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 5 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Clarence E Culver SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 666 students · Niles

D-Public

Where students go next · Maine Township High School District 207 and Niles Township Community High School District 219

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Maine East High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · Park Ridge

B+Public 🏫

Maine South High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,494 students · Park Ridge

A+Public 🏫

Maine West High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · Des Plaines

B-Public 🏫

Niles North High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,999 students · Skokie

A-Public 🏫

Niles West High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,646 students · Skokie

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Glenview · Northfield · $24,636 per student

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Northfield Township High School District 225Glenview · Northfield · $34,073 per student

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Skokie School District 68Skokie · $25,519 per student

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Chicago Public School District 299Chicago · $24,330 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Academic scores from the EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.