Presentations

• NTDSE Informational Slideshow

Community Profile

The Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE) serves the school districts in the North Cook County, Illinois communities of Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and Skokie. These communities represent the first township north of the city of Chicago and are approximately ten and a half square miles in size. The aggregate population of these four communities is approximately 123,000 people.

The communities and school districts in Niles Township have access to an abundance of educational, cultural and employment opportunities. Niles Township has a strong industrial and commercial base. The township represents an area rich with attractive residential neighborhoods, churches, synagogues, schools, libraries, parks, pools and community services. It is close to many indoor and outdoor shopping malls and within 12 miles of both downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport. Lutheran General Hospital, Rush North Shore Hospital, and Evanston Hospital are three of the major medical facilities in the area. The Niles Township communities are bounded to the west by Park Ridge, the east by Evanston, and to the north by Glenview and Wilmette. There are fourteen different universities in the nearby area including such major universities as Northwestern University, Loyola University, DePaul University, Chicago State University, University of Illinois-Chicago Circle Campus, University of Chicago, National-Louis University, Roosevelt University, and Northeastern Illinois University.

The many services offered to residents, as well as the competitive real estate tax rates, makes Niles Township a most desirable location to live and raise a family.