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East Maine SD 63, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

East Maine SD 63 runs 7 public schools with 3,706 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 12.5 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
3,706
Teachers (FTE)
296
Students per teacher
12.5
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
10150 Dee Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1713140
State district ID
IL-05-016-0630-02
Total staff (FTE)
471
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
17.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.5
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,477), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$67.9 million
Federal revenue
$4.8 million
State revenue
$20.6 million
Local revenue
$42.5 million
Total spending
$71.6 million
Spending per pupil
$20,591
Salaries
$31.7 million44.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$50.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.1%
  • State: 30.3%
  • Local: 62.6%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,591
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in East Maine SD 63

By level: 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Apollo Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 553611.2
Early Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK29018.1
Gemini Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,11112.1
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 548914.0
Melzer SchoolElementaryK to 539512.3
V H Nelson Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 547912.0
Washington Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 540612.3

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.