Best High Schools in Illinois

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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)
172979003090	91	O Fallon High School	Public	9-12	600 S Smiley St	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon Township HSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-3507	2,559	155	16.5	23.8%	1,501 (58.7%)	560 (21.9%)	205 (8.0%)	68 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	221 (8.6%)	$13,709			$963			$12,746	84.7	82.6	99	8
170417000115	92	Rolling Meadows High School	Public	9-12	2901 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-5600	2,067	125	16.5		931 (45.0%)	75 (3.6%)	838 (40.5%)	149 (7.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	67 (3.2%)	$24,903			$1,092			$23,811	84.6	78.5	126	34
170417000110	93	Buffalo Grove High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Dundee Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-4000	2,038	119	17		1,056 (51.8%)	38 (1.9%)	655 (32.1%)	219 (10.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	$25,179			$1,031			$24,147	84.6	89.1	61	32
170765005478	94	Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School	Public	9-12	700 Panther Way	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 379-4331	374	35	10.8	45.7%	313 (83.7%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$18,026			$1,360			$16,666	84.5	53.5	289	195
172853002988	95	Niles West High School	Public	9-12	5701 Oakton St	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 626-2510	2,615	193	13.5		1,010 (38.6%)	178 (6.8%)	451 (17.2%)	842 (32.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (4.8%)	$28,960			$591			$28,369	84.5	81.1	110	15
170801000407	96	Byron High School 9-12	Public	9-12	696 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 234-5491	468	37	12.7	26.1%	400 (85.5%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$18,202			$304			$17,899	84.4	60.8	234	138
172184002454	97	Lake Park High School	Public	9-12	500 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Lake Park CHSD 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 295-5210	2,579	167	15.4		1,490 (57.8%)	124 (4.8%)	628 (24.4%)	265 (10.3%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	66 (2.6%)	$21,691			$553			$21,137	84.3	85.2	83	14
170864000504	98	Carterville High School	Public	9-12	1415 W Grand Ave	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 985-2940	647	37	17.3	41.6%	519 (80.2%)	26 (4.0%)	42 (6.5%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	$12,489			$366			$12,122	84.2	87.6	70	28
173291005781	99	Proviso Math and Science Academy	Public	9-12	8601 Roosevelt Rd	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 556-5583	921	46	20	19.9%	48 (5.2%)	188 (20.4%)	636 (69.1%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$17,938			$3,350			$14,588	84.1	74.7	142	43
170492000184	100	Glenwood High School	Public	9-12	1501 E Plummer Blvd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 483-2424	1,468	87	16.8		1,114 (75.9%)	88 (6.0%)	83 (5.7%)	81 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.9%)	$11,525			$315			$11,210	84	81.7	102	2

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.