East Maine School District 63, otherwise known as District 63 or East Maine School District 63, is a school district that serves parts of

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, Niles, Glenview, Park Ridge, and

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that reside in the Maine Township. The school district is headquartered in Des Plaines. The school district consists of seven schools, six of which are

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and one being a

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. 8th-grade graduates are sent to

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, along with CCSD 62, and Park Ridge-Niles SD 64.

Schools

*Based on 2017-18 Illinois Report Cards.

Demographics

About 80% of the student population lives in houses that speak two or more languages. Out of 3,463 students, 31.6% of the student population is White, 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 11.1% with two or more races, 3.8% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 0.1% American Indian. 53% of students live in low income and 2% are homeless. 39% of the student population are English learners and 15% of students have IEPs.

Leadership

District 63 employs a school board and a group of administrators to govern the district. The school board is made up of seven members, one of which is a president and another one being a vice president.

References

External links

East Maine School District 63 website
{{School districts in Cook County, Illinois Des Plaines, Illinois Glenview, Illinois School districts in Cook County, Illinois Park Ridge, Illinois Niles, Illinois Morton Grove, Illinois