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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 697)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
170993006072	441	Alcott College Prep	Public	9-12	2957 N Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5970	378	81	4.6	76.5%	60 (15.9%)	62 (16.4%)	244 (64.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$24,605			$3,919			$20,687	33.9	24.2	538	97
170004405230	442	Farmington Central High School	Public	9-12	310 N Lightfoot Rd	Farmington	61531	Fulton County	Farmington Central CUSD 265	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 245-1000	367	28	13.3	37.3%	336 (91.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$13,727			$998			$12,729	33.9	40.3	431	11
171540001841	443	Flora High School	Public	9-12	600 S Locust St	Flora	62839	Clay County	Flora CUSD 35	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 662-8316	365	29	12.5	47.4%	343 (94.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,215			$1,480			$12,736	33.8	45.7	380	63
170010505357	444	A-C Central High School	Public	9-12	501 W Buchanan St	Ashland	62612	Cass County	A-C Central CUSD 262	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 476-3312	106	12	9.1	38.7%	99 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$18,021			$273			$17,748	33.7	49	346	98
172745002912	445	Mulberry Grove Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 W Wall St	Mulberry Grove	62262	Bond County	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 326-8812	115	8	14.3	50.4%	107 (93.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$13,134			$2,564			$10,570	33.6	37.1	450	5
170462000142	446	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	511 N 7th St	Auburn	62615	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 438-6817	345	25	13.7	39.7%	314 (91.0%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$12,364			$1,146			$11,218	33.3	55	275	171
173810003903	447	Streator Township High School	Public	9-12	202 W Lincoln Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Township HSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 672-0545	781	56	13.8	58.9%	497 (63.6%)	33 (4.2%)	179 (22.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.3%)	$18,273			$1,895			$16,378	33.3	35	468	21
170143306554	448	B H R A Cooperative High School	Public	9-12	17268 E 2750 North Rd	Bismarck	61814	Vermilion County	B H R A Cooperative High School	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 759-7291	1	23	0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,555			$363			$8,192	33.2	42.5	407	41
170993000977	449	Mather High School	Public	9-12	5835 N Lincoln Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2350	1,777	119	14.9	81.3%	228 (12.8%)	258 (14.5%)	894 (50.3%)	361 (20.3%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.4%)	$16,423			$2,913			$13,510	33.2	28.9	507	58
170993006293	450	Intrinsic Charter High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4540 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 887-2735	947	77	12.2	89.8%	27 (2.9%)	29 (3.1%)	886 (93.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$21,645			$1,979			$19,666	33.1	32.7	483	33

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.