High Schools in St Charles CUSD 303

The St Charles CUSD 303 district in Illinois is home to two exceptional high schools: St. Charles East High School and St. Charles North High School. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top high schools in Illinois, with St. Charles North earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking as high as 28th out of 697 Illinois high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, both schools demonstrate strong performance, with high proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 55.7% of 11th-grade students at St. Charles North High School were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, and 54% were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. St. Charles East High School also performed well, with 44.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 48.6% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts.

Both schools also boast high graduation rates, with St. Charles East at 91.5% and St. Charles North at 91.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the data also reveals relatively high chronic absenteeism rates at both schools, an area that the district may want to investigate further. The high per-student spending at both schools, with St. Charles East spending $20,883 and St. Charles North spending $20,336 per student in the 2022-2023 school year, likely contributes to the schools' strong academic outcomes.