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)
174279004297	181	Winnebago High School	Public	9-12	200 E McNair Rd	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 335-2336	406	33	12.1	28.3%	331 (81.5%)	14 (3.4%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$18,212			$1,929			$16,282	66.6	77.4	129	52
173174003339	182	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	24120 W Fort Beggs Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 436-3200	1,898	114	16.6	39.6%	946 (49.8%)	220 (11.6%)	564 (29.7%)	69 (3.6%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.7%)	$14,284			$658			$13,627	66.5	54.7	277	95
173444003549	183	Rockridge High School	Public	9-12	14110 134th Ave W	Taylor Ridge	61284	Rock Island County	Rockridge CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 793-8020	328	26	12.6	18.9%	311 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,627			$673			$12,954	66.3	68.3	176	7
170855000486	184	Harry D Jacobs High School	Public	9-12	2601 Bunker Hill Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-6100	2,062	140	14.7	34.8%	1,200 (58.2%)	96 (4.7%)	508 (24.6%)	170 (8.2%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	76 (3.7%)	$16,838			$812			$16,026	66.3	78.6	125	59
172655002843	185	Monticello High School	Public	9-12	1 Sage Dr	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 762-8511	479	36	13.4		430 (89.8%)	18 (3.8%)	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$13,126			$329			$12,797	66.2	81.8	101	84
173045003166	186	Palatine High School	Public	9-12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 755-1610	2,562	186	13.7	61.4%	848 (33.1%)	138 (5.4%)	1,310 (51.1%)	176 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	78 (3.0%)	$24,924			$1,395			$23,528	66.1	60.4	237	51
172487002695	187	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	806 N 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 826-2395	338	32	10.7	34.0%	317 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,823			$1,068			$12,756	66	56.6	260	73
170837000454	188	Carbondale Community High School	Public	9-12	1301 E Walnut St	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale CHSD 165	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 457-3371	995	73	13.6	60.2%	480 (48.2%)	302 (30.4%)	88 (8.8%)	39 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (6.9%)	$21,030			$3,124			$17,906	65.7	64	212	24
170993005790	189	Devry Advantage Academy High School	Public	11-12	1900 W Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 697-2216	132	7	18.8	72.0%	15 (11.4%)	41 (31.1%)	64 (48.5%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	$26,571			$3,476			$23,096	65.6	70.9	158	31
170612000298	190	Civic Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 School St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 377-7220	752	50	14.9	40.3%	662 (88.0%)	18 (2.4%)	33 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	$12,329			$620			$11,709	65.6	54.2	284	94

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.