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Arlington Heights Schools 8.01 mi	Lincolnwood Schools 9.03 mi	Palatine Schools 9.14 mi
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Evanston Schools 10.45 mi Schaumburg Schools 11.35 mi Hoffman Estates Schools 12.70 mi Glendale Heights Schools 12.78 mi	Bartlett Schools 14.33 mi Cicero Schools 14.45 mi Long Grove Schools 14.68 mi Oak Brook Schools 14.82 mi	Chicago Schools 15.93 mi Downers Grove Schools 18.82 mi Bedford Park Schools 19.04 mi
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Elgin Schools 20.25 mi Oak Lawn Schools 21.22 mi	Naperville Schools 22.87 mi Waukegan Schools 24.33 mi	Bolingbrook Schools 24.98 mi Aurora Schools 27.01 mi
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCH DIST 25 COMM CONS SCH DIST 59 COMM CONSOLIDATED SCH DIST 62 MAINE TOWNSHIP H S DIST 207	NILES TWP COMM HIGH SCH DIST 219 NORTHFIELD TWP HIGH SCH DIST 225 PALATINE C C SCHOOL DIST 15	TOWNSHIP H S DIST 211 TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 214 WHEELING C C SCHOOL DIST 21

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DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: WE ARE HERE TO HELP

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ABOUT Des Plaines, Illinois SCHOOLS

Des Plaines schools boast a total student population of 10,772 attending 21 schools in 8 public school districts and 11 private schools. Public school revenue and expenditures vary by school district but Des Plaines public schools spend an average of $9,451 per student each year.

Student teacher ratio is an important statistic cluing parents into the probable attention their child might receive individually in a classroom setting. Des Plaines public schools average a student teacher ratio of 14:1. Des Plaines private schools average 13:1. Also, high schools in Des Plaines average a student body population of 0, while Des Plaines middle schools and elementary schools average student body populations of 73 and 73 respectively.

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CHOOSING THE BEST SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

It wasn't so long ago that a child's education was limited to geographical boundaries set by the local school district. Increasingly, government is injecting "choice" into the equation by allowing children to enroll in the school of their choosing, regardless of where they live, as long as there is sufficient classroom space available.

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