Park Ridge-Niles School District 64


The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 is a grade school district based in Park Ridge, Illinois. It has schools in Park Ridge and Niles, all in Cook County, Illinois.
The district headquarters is named the Raymond E. Hendee Educational Service Center and is at 164 S. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge.

Schools

;Middle schools
;Elementary schools
;Early childhood
The Goodspeed History of Cook County implies that the early history of schools of Park Ridge is unclear, but stated: "By 1860, several schools had been started in that vicinity. Among the first teachers were R.W. Gunnison, Miss Augusta Meacham, and George A. Follansbee."
By 1902, School District 2, Township 41 North, Range 12 East, "Park Ridge", had an "old building" constructed for $6,000 in 1868 on and a "new building" constructed for $20,000 in 1893 on near the southwest corner of township section 26.
With school district renumbering from township-wide to county-wide in 1901, Park Ridge's School District 2 became School District 64. In 1902 the district had a population of 2,112 people In the 1901-1902 school year, one principal oversaw 11 other teachers, but for the Autumn 1902 semester, a superintendent oversaw 8 teachers. At the time there were 5 operating schools in all of Maine Township.
The Maine Township High School District was organized in September 1902 and held school at Park Ridge until the high school building was completed.
Construction on Field, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt schools began in 1929.
By 1958 schools in District 64 included Edison, Emerson Junior High, Field, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln Junior High, Madison, Merrill, and Washington.

Notable alumni