Maine South High School

Maine South High School
Address
Map
1111 South Dee Road

,
60068

United States
Coordinates42°00′05″N 87°51′11″W / 42.0014°N 87.8531°W / 42.0014; -87.8531
Information
School typepublic, secondary
Opened1964; 60 years ago (1964)
School districtMaine Township High School District 207
NCES District ID1724090[1]
SuperintendentKen Wallace[2]
CEEB code143377[3]
NCES School ID172409005031[4]
PrincipalBenjamin Collins[5]
Teaching staff144.76 (FTE)[4]
Grades912
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,495[4] (2022-23)
Average class size21[4]
Student to teacher ratio17.24[4]
Campus typesuburban[4]
Color(s)  red
  black
  white[6]
Fight songHail to the Hawks
Athletics conferenceCentral Suburban League
MascotHarley[7]
Team nameHawks[6]
PublicationEquinox[9]
NewspaperSouthwords[10]
YearbookEyrie[11]
TV/radioWMTH[12]
Websitesouth.maine207.org

Maine South High School (officially known as Maine Township High School South)[13] is a public four-year high school located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207.

Maine South is well known for its academic, athletic, and fine arts success. Since at least 1992, it has also received mention in national media as the alma mater of Hillary Clinton, a member of the school's first graduating class.

  1. ^ "Maine South High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "District staff directory". Maine Township High School District 207. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Maine South High School". statistical abstract. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). October 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Maine South staff directory". Maine Township High School District 207. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "School info for Maine South HS". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  7. ^ Johnson, Jennifer (19 May 2009). "Maine South mascot: 'We can rebuild him ... better than he was before'". Park Ridge Herald-Advocate.
  8. ^ "2010 Illinois School Report Card - Maine South High School". Statistical abstract. Chicago Tribune. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  9. ^ Equinox homepage; south.maine207.org; accessed 5 May 2009 Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Southwords homepage". Maine South High School. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  11. ^ "Eyrie homepage". Maine South High School. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  12. ^ "WMTH homepage". Maine South High School. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  13. ^ "Classof2023FreshmanLetter.pdf" (PDF). Maine South High School. Retrieved 24 October 2020.