Enrollment
1,921
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Federal NCES profile for Maine East High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — composite Resource Quality Score 53/100.
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Enrollment
1,921
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
124.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.6:1
vs 14.6:1 Illinois avg
+0% vs state
How Maine East High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
At or below state median
14.6:1 — 0.0 below the Illinois state median of 14.6:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Maine East High School reports 1,921 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 124.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 14.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 0% above the Illinois state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 8% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
The school offers 25 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 274 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 36.9% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Maine Township Hsd 207 spends $36,226 per pupil district-wide, above the Illinois average of $20,099 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 75.5% from local sources (property taxes), 21.8% from the state, and 2.7% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a composite Resource Quality Grade of C- (53/100), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Illinois state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.6:1 | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Enrollment (students) | 1,921 | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Largest group: White at 35.3% of enrollment.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Maine Township Hsd 207, which includes Maine East High School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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Maine East High School has 1,921 students enrolled. It is a high school in Park Ridge, IL.
The student-teacher ratio at Maine East High School is 14.6:1, which is 0% higher than the Illinois average of 14.6:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.9:1.
The largest demographic group at Maine East High School is White at 35.3%. The school serves a diverse student body in Park Ridge, IL.
Maine East High School receives a Resource Quality Grade of C- (53/100) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This grade reflects available federal resource indicators, not standardized test scores.
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