IllinoisSchoolsMaine West High School

Maine West High School

PublicRegular
Des Plaines, Illinois · Maine Township HSD 207
Teachers121.0FTE
Ratio15.6:1students per teacher
Students1,886enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,886
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
3.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
123
1.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,857
1.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:115.3:115.6:115.8:116.1:116.4:12020202120222023202416.3:115.5:115.6:115.1:1Maine West High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,8431,8831,9221,9612,0002,040121121122122123123202020212022202320242,0262,0051,8801,8861,857123121121123EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment2,0262,0051,8801,8861,857
Teacher FTE123121121123
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.3:115.5:115.6:115.1:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.