Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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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)
170828000438	311	Canton High School	Public	9-12	1001 N Main St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 647-1820	609	45	13.6	51.6%	549 (90.1%)	15 (2.5%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$21,093			$5,359			$15,733	50	49	345	34
170654000339	312	A B Shepard High School (Campus)	Public	9-12	13049 S Ridgeland Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 371-1111	1,960	122	16.1	62.0%	798 (40.7%)	466 (23.8%)	615 (31.4%)	26 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (2.5%)	$23,939			$1,793			$22,146	49.9	54.6	280	32
171851002143	313	Havana High School	Public	9-12	501 S McKinley St	Havana	62644	Mason County	Havana CUSD 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 543-3337	262	22	12.1	47.7%	245 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,408			$705			$12,703	49.9	36.2	460	147
170654000343	314	H L Richards High Sch(Campus)	Public	9-12	10601 Central Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 499-2550	1,695	109	15.6	65.1%	730 (43.1%)	376 (22.2%)	514 (30.3%)	33 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.8%)	$24,791			$1,828			$22,963	49.8	52.1	305	9
173141003313	315	Porta High School	Public	7-12	17651 Bluejay Rd	Petersburg	62675	Menard County	Porta CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 632-3216	430	35	12.4	43.5%	406 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,725			$125			$15,600	49.3	56.2	266	49
172490002700	316	Martinsville Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Cumberland	Martinsville	62442	Clark County	Martinsville CUSD 3C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 382-4132	138	15	9.3	56.5%	130 (94.2%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,165			$1,633			$15,532	49.3	17.7	576	260
170139706061	317	Paris Cooperative High School	Public	9-12	14040 E 1200th Rd	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris Cooperative High School	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 466-1175	0	32	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$9,918			$00			$9,918	49.2	42.6	405	88
172922003059	318	Oak Lawn Community High School	Public	9-12	9400 Southwest Hwy	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn CHSD 229	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 424-5200	1,862	112	16.5	61.3%	906 (48.7%)	127 (6.8%)	763 (41.0%)	29 (1.6%)	18 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (0.9%)	$18,329			$891			$17,438	49.2	46.4	373	55
174029004050	319	Vienna High School	Public	9-12	601 N 1st St	Vienna	62995	Johnson County	Vienna HSD 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 658-4461	324	25	12.7	51.9%	285 (88.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$21,388			$5,874			$15,513	49.2	29.2	503	184
173270003392	320	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	103 S Euclid Ave	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton HSD 500	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 875-3308	486	30	16.3	41.8%	432 (88.9%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (7.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$17,864			$1,443			$16,421	49.1	72.5	151	169

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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.
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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.