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Des Plaines, Illinois Public High Schools
$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio
Town
$ H.V.
High School
# Students
T:S
1. Des Plaines
$162,508
2330
1:14
   Des Plaines
$162,508
Nipper Career Education Center
(Special Education School)
n/a
n/a
   Des Plaines
$162,508
North Cook Young Adult Academy
(Other / alternative school)
126
n/a
Des Plaines , IllinoisPublic Middle Schools
$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio
Town
$ H.V.
Middle School
# Students
T:S
1. Des Plaines
$162,508
748
1:16
   Des Plaines
$162,508
755
1:15
   Des Plaines
$162,508
623
1:13
 
Des Plaines , IllinoisPublic Elementary Schools
$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio
Town
$ H.V.
Elementary School
# Students
T:S
1. Des Plaines
$162,508
617
1:18
   Des Plaines
$162,508
360
1:14
   Des Plaines
$162,508
233
1:18
   Des Plaines
$162,508
397
1:12
   Des Plaines
$162,508
367
1:15
   Des Plaines
$162,508
455
1:21
   Des Plaines
$162,508
445
1:16
   Des Plaines
$162,508
536
1:16
   Des Plaines
$162,508
294
1:12
   Des Plaines
$162,508
352
1:15
   Des Plaines
$162,508
307
1:13
   Des Plaines
$162,508
401
1:16
   Des Plaines
$162,508
249
1:16
   Des Plaines
$162,508
Thomas Jefferson Charter School
(Magnet school)
(Charter school)
73
n/a
Overview:
About This Town ( Des Plaines ) (Des Plaines) Town Statistics (IL) State Statistics
# of Schools 20 School(s)
(0.4% of state total)		4,747 School(s)
# of Students 9,668 students
(0.4% of state total)		 2,188,189 students
# of Teachers 634 Teacher(s)
(0.5% of state total)		 131,861 Teacher(s)
Student / Teachers Ratio 15:1 Teacher 17:1 Teacher
# of Male Students 4,901 students 1,119,237 students
% Male Students 50.7% 51.1%
# of Female Students 4,767 students 1,068,952 students
% Female Students 49.3% 48.9%

Students by Ethnicity:
# of American Indian Students 13 students 4,014 students
% American Indian Students 0.1% 0.2%
# of Asian Students 1,388 students 80,174 students
% Asian Students 14.4% 3.7%
# of Hispanic Students 2,699 students 401,400 students
% Hispanic Students 27.9% 18.3%
# of Black Students 449 students 466,229 students
% Black Students 4.6% 21.3%
# of White Students 4,970 students 1,198,823 students
% White Students 51% 55%
# of Other Students 149 students 37,549 students
% of Other Students 2% 2%

Students by Grade:
# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten: 53 students 75,416 students
# of Students in Kindergarten: 727 students 155,028 students
# of Students in 1st Grade: 757 students 162,093 students
# of Students in 2nd Grade: 757 students 160,740 students
# of Students in 3rd Grade: 825 students 162,845 students
# of Students in 4th Grade: 798 students 162,182 students
# of Students in 5th Grade: 856 students 165,587 students
# of Students in 6th Grade: 911 students 169,365 students
# of Students in 7th Grade: 791 students 166,612 students
# of Students in 8th Grade: 741 students 167,099 students
# of Students in 9th Grade: 632 students 183,565 students
# of Students in 10th Grade: 615 students 167,744 students
# of Students in 11th Grade: 602 students 149,287 students
# of Students in 12th Grade: 603 students 140,141 students
# of Ungraded Students: - 485 students
 
Town Statistics:
About This Town (Des Plaines) (Des Plaines) Town Statistics (IL) State Statistics
Population (Approximate) 88,561 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 24%
Population Average Age 37.3 years old 34.7 years old
Average Household Size 2.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $50,580 $46,560
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.0 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 49 years old
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