Park Ridge, IL·D207
Homes in the
Maine East HS district.
Northwest-suburban living at the Park Ridge and Des Plaines line, minutes from O'Hare and a quick Metra ride into Chicago.
- Homes for sale
- 111
- Typical list
- $429,900
- Most expensive
- $1,799,000
- Most affordable
- $140,000
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Blue Demons · Royal Blue & White · 1,840 students · Central Suburban League
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Market snapshot
The Maine East HS area, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. What this market is actually doing right now, sales included, not a portal estimate.
Homes for sale now
173
Typical list price
$419,999
Avg time on market
11 days
Sold in the last year
338
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$350,000
What it's like to live here
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@contentprochicagoLiving near Maine East HS
The area, not just the school
Maine East sits right at the seam of Park Ridge and Des Plaines, two established northwest suburbs that grew up along the old Metra rail line into Chicago. The school stands at Dempster Street and Potter Road, a few minutes from downtown Des Plaines and the riverfront parks and trails that follow the Des Plaines River, plus the kind of walkable main street with shops and restaurants buyers keep asking for. The Union Pacific Northwest Metra line gets you to Ogilvie in downtown Chicago in well under an hour, which is a big part of why so many commuters settle here.
The housing stock leans toward classic midcentury brick ranches, Georgians, and Cape Cods on tree-lined streets, with pockets of newer construction and bigger renovations as families trade up without leaving the district. The other thing buyers always raise is O'Hare. The district sits right next to O'Hare International Airport at the hub of the expressways, with sections of I-90, I-190, and I-294 inside its boundaries, so it is hard to beat for anyone who flies for work or wants an easy ride to either the airport or downtown.
🏫Opened 1929
Maine East is the district's original high school, known for its Art Deco building.
👥1,840 students
Enrollment in the 2024-25 school year.
📚18 AP courses
Advanced Placement offerings span the core subjects and the arts.
🔵Blue Demons
Royal blue and white, Central Suburban League (IHSA).
✈️Next to O'Hare
The district borders O'Hare with I-90, I-190, and I-294 close by.
🚆About 14 mi to Chicago
A rail and highway hub northwest of downtown Chicago.
The school
About Maine East High School
Maine East opened in 1929 as Maine Township High School, replacing an earlier 1902 building, and it remained the only high school in the district until Maine West opened in 1959. The building is known for its Art Deco style, with an L-shaped original structure and a six-story tower whose upper balcony offers a distant view of the Chicago skyline on clear days. During the Great Depression, much of the staff taught without pay because the district could not meet salaries, and local merchants supplied them with necessities free of charge. In 1936 its band director founded the music honor society that grew into today's Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Maine East offers 18 Advanced Placement courses, spanning English language and literature, biology, environmental science, chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, computer science, Spanish, history, government, economics, music theory, and studio art. The school has been ranked among the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools on Newsweek's Challenge Index, and it has a long tradition in policy debate.
Maine East competes as the Blue Demons in the Central Suburban League, where it has played since 1972 after leaving the West Suburban Conference. The school's deepest historical traditions are in boys swimming and diving, which won five state titles in the 1930s, along with baseball, boys cross country, and gymnastics. The IHSA also recognized the school's policy debate teams as state champions in 1972, 1980, and 1981.
- District
- D207
- Founded
- 1929
- Principal
- Melissa Pikul
- Conference
- Central Suburban League
- Address
- 2601 West Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Trophy case
- 🏆 Swimming & Diving (boys) · 1932
- 🏆 Swimming & Diving (boys) · 1934
- 🏆 Swimming & Diving (boys) · 1935
- 🏆 Swimming & Diving (boys) · 1936
- 🏆 Swimming & Diving (boys) · 1937
- 🏆 Track & Field (boys) · 1941
- 🏆 Baseball · 1958
- 🏆 Baseball · 1959
- 🏆 Cross Country (boys) · 1971
- 🏆 Gymnastics (girls) · 1977
- 🏆 Gymnastics (boys) · 1979
- 🏆 Cross Country (boys) · 1980
Notable alumni
- Hillary Clinton. Former U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady; attended Maine East before redistricting to Maine South.
- Harrison Ford. Academy Award nominated actor known for Indiana Jones and Han Solo, class of 1960.
- Karen Black. Oscar-nominated actress of Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider, class of 1957.
- Jami Gertz. Actress known for The Lost Boys and Twister, class of 1983.
- Steve Goodman. Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter who wrote Go, Cubs, Go, class of 1965.
- Rich Koz. Chicago TV personality known as Svengoolie, class of 1970.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D207 website. Last verified 2026-06-26.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Maine East HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Maine East HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Maine East High School?
- Maine Township High School District 207, which covers all of Park Ridge and most of Des Plaines plus parts of Glenview, Niles, Morton Grove, Norridge, Harwood Heights, and Rosemont. Maine East is one of its three high schools.
- How big is Maine East and what does it offer academically?
- It enrolled 1,840 students in 2024-25 and offers 18 Advanced Placement courses. It has been ranked among Newsweek's top 1,500 U.S. public high schools and has a strong policy-debate tradition.
- What is the commute into Chicago like from this area?
- The area sits about 14 miles from downtown at a rail and highway hub, with Metra Union Pacific Northwest service and the I-90, I-190, and I-294 expressways close by, plus O'Hare right next door.
- What kind of homes are in the Maine East area?
- Mostly classic midcentury brick ranches, Georgians, and Cape Cods on tree-lined streets, mixed with newer renovations and some light industry and shopping. Want alerts for new homes in the area? Text 224-385-8779.
- How do I find homes that actually feed Maine East?
- The listings on this page are filtered to homes whose MRED listing agent assigned Maine East as the high school. School assignment can change year to year, so always confirm with District 207 before you write an offer based on schools.
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