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)
173291003407	601	Proviso West High School	Public	9-12	4701 Harrison St	Hillside	60162	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 545-3473	1,869	101	18.4	14.0%	41 (2.2%)	736 (39.4%)	1,049 (56.1%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.5%)	$20,915			$3,516			$17,399	14.8	11	626	25
170141706393	602	Webber High School	Public	9-12	901 6Th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 732-6121	129	10	12.5	40.3%	123 (95.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$13,484			$1,048			$12,437	14.7	23.6	543	59
170993001192	603	Wells Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	936 N Ashland Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7010	380	32	11.8	83.4%	57 (15.0%)	149 (39.2%)	163 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$23,207			$4,629			$18,578	14.7	9	658	55
171185001405	604	Eisenhower High School	Public	9-12	1200 S 16th St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 362-3100	936	51	18.3	58.0%	305 (32.6%)	463 (49.5%)	49 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (11.5%)	$15,833			$609			$15,224	14.7	20.6	563	41
170993006523	605	Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7131 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 729-3969	1,024	68	15.1	86.0%	1 (0.1%)	993 (97.0%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$22,418			$240			$22,179	14.7	10.7	633	28
170993001125	606	Manley Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2935 W Polk St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6900	151	11	14.3	92.1%	5 (3.3%)	132 (87.4%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$41,956			$8,877			$33,079	14.6	8.3	673	67
170993006103	607	IHSCA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 890-8020	551	0		98.7%	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.1%)	526 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,400			$247			$20,152	14.6	13.5	607
170993001093	608	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3436 W Wilson Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5000	1,177	88	13.3	85.8%	61 (5.2%)	92 (7.8%)	899 (76.4%)	91 (7.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.2%)	$18,399			$3,531			$14,868	14.5	17.1	582	26
173451003585	609	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4145 Samuelson Rd	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 874-9536	2,170	112	19.3	75.2%	397 (18.3%)	434 (20.0%)	1,183 (54.5%)	50 (2.3%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (4.4%)	$14,365			$1,068			$13,298	14	16.1	592	17
170993006517	610	YCCS-Truman Middle College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1145 W Wilson Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 907-4840	191	13	14.6	82.7%	19 (9.9%)	41 (21.5%)	104 (54.5%)	18 (9.4%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	$24,463			$2,277			$22,185	14	21.1	561	49

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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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