Maple Park, IL·D302
Homes in the
Kaneland HS district.
Where small-town Kane County roots meet a respected Knights tradition, families settle into Sugar Grove and Maple Park for room to grow and schools worth moving for.
- Homes for sale
- 53
- Typical list
- $524,636
- Most expensive
- $1,699,000
- Most affordable
- $249,900
5N487 County Line Road →
212 Kansas Street →
Knights · Black & White · 1,268 students · Interstate Eight Conference
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Market snapshot
The Kaneland 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
83
Typical list price
$500,000
Avg time on market
7 days
Sold in the last year
197
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$472,000
What it's like to live here
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The area, not just the school
The countryside around Kaneland High School is classic western Kane County: a stretch of rolling former farmland on the outer edge of the Chicago metro where Sugar Grove, Elburn, and Maple Park each keep a small-town feel while newer subdivisions fill in around them. Sugar Grove is the largest of the three, anchored by Waubonsee Community College and a recent wave of residential growth along Route 47 and Route 56.
For commuters, the big draw is the Metra Union Pacific West Line, whose western terminus sits in nearby Elburn and runs straight into downtown Chicago at Ogilvie Transportation Center. Sugar Grove itself is not on the line, so most rail commuters drive a few minutes north to the Elburn station and park. Drivers lean on Interstate 88, which clips the north side of Sugar Grove and feeds the office corridor toward Naperville and the western suburbs.
Day to day, life here trades the density of the inner suburbs for space: larger lots, newer single-family homes, the Aurora Municipal Airport and the Virgil Gilman bike trail on the Sugar Grove side, and a short hop to Aurora for big-box shopping and the nearest hospitals. Maple Park stays the most rural of the trio, a small village wrapped in working farmland right next to the high school campus on Keslinger Road.
🏫Open since 1958
A comprehensive four-year public high school in District 302.
👥About 1,268 students
Grades 9 to 12 enrollment for 2023-24.
🛡️Knights, Black & White
Competing in the Interstate Eight Conference.
🏆11 IHSA state titles
Championships across football, track, cross country, basketball, and baseball.
🚆Metra UP-W terminus
The line's western end sits in nearby Elburn for trains into the city.
📍Rural western Kane County
Set between Sugar Grove and Maple Park on Keslinger Road.
The school
About Kaneland High School
Kaneland High School opened in 1958 to serve the rural communities of western Kane County and is part of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302. The school played a notable role in Illinois legal history: the case Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit District 302, arising from a school bus crash in the district's early years, ended governmental tort immunity for public school districts in the state. Today it remains a comprehensive four-year high school drawing from Sugar Grove, Maple Park, Elburn, and the surrounding countryside.
Kaneland High School is a comprehensive high school serving grades 9 to 12, with a stated mission to graduate all students college, career, and community ready. The graduating class of 2014 posted an average composite ACT score of 22.2, the highest in the school's history, while graduating 100 percent of its senior class, and in 2013 the school earned a place on the Illinois Honor Roll for improving its state-test performance.
The Kaneland Knights compete in the Interstate Eight Conference and the Illinois High School Association, and the program has earned eleven IHSA state championships across football, track and field, cross country, basketball, and baseball. The football team won back-to-back state titles in 1997 and 1998 and built a long run of playoff appearances in the years that followed.
- District
- D302
- Founded
- 1958
- Principal
- Melinda Cattell
- Conference
- Interstate Eight Conference
- Address
- 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park, IL 60151
Trophy case
- 🏆 Football · 1997
- 🏆 Football · 1998
- 🏆 Boys Track and Field · 1975
- 🏆 Boys Track and Field · 1977
- 🏆 Girls Track and Field · 1987
- 🏆 Girls Track and Field · 1988
- 🏆 Girls Track and Field · 2016
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 1987
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 2019
- 🏆 Girls Basketball · 1982
- 🏆 Baseball · 2011
Notable alumni
- P. J. Fleck. Former NFL player and head football coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
- Don Beebe. Former NFL wide receiver and head football coach at Aurora University.
- Leah Hayes. Competitive swimmer and 2018 Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKid of the Year.
- Casey Crosby. Professional baseball pitcher who reached Major League Baseball.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D302 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
Kaneland HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Kaneland HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What towns feed into Kaneland High School?
- The school serves families across western Kane County, drawing students from Sugar Grove, Maple Park, Elburn, and the surrounding rural townships in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302.
- Is the area around Kaneland good for Chicago commuters?
- Yes. The Metra Union Pacific West Line's western terminus is in nearby Elburn with direct service to downtown Chicago, and Interstate 88 runs along the north side of Sugar Grove toward Naperville. Sugar Grove itself has no Metra stop, so rail commuters typically drive to the Elburn station.
- What kind of housing is around the school?
- Expect a rural-suburban mix: newer single-family subdivisions filling in around longtime farmland, generally larger lots, and a small-town pace across Sugar Grove, Elburn, and Maple Park.
- How strong is Kaneland athletically?
- Very strong for its size. The Knights compete in the Interstate Eight Conference and have won eleven IHSA state championships, including back-to-back football titles in 1997 and 1998 and a baseball title in 2011.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 26, 2025 through June 26, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.