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)
172505002734	401	Mattoon High School	Public	9-12	2521 Walnut Ave	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 238-7800	952	56	16.9	57.9%	793 (83.3%)	45 (4.7%)	50 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.3%)	$14,907			$1,361			$13,545	38.5	24	541	140
170993006282	402	Back of The Yards IB High School	Public	9-12	2111 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7320	1,025	78	13.1	93.5%	10 (1.0%)	15 (1.5%)	984 (96.0%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,503			$3,307			$14,196	38.5	43.2	397	5
170855000487	403	Dundee-Crown High School	Public	9-12	1500 Kings Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 484-5000	2,561	168	15.2	66.3%	588 (23.0%)	109 (4.3%)	1,754 (68.5%)	51 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (2.1%)	$16,114			$861			$15,252	38.5	41	425	22
170402000088	404	Argo Community High School	Public	9-12	7329 W 63rd St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Argo CHSD 217	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 728-3200	1,841	124	14.8	68.3%	597 (32.4%)	184 (10.0%)	996 (54.1%)	46 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.9%)	$24,211			$1,595			$22,617	38.5	38.1	442	38
171824002100	405	Harlem High School	Public	9-12	9229 N Alpine Rd	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4511	1,947	138	14.1	55.8%	1,312 (67.4%)	159 (8.2%)	283 (14.5%)	31 (1.6%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (7.9%)	$16,355			$1,522			$14,833	38.4	53.1	294	111
170993006485	406	Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 622-7484	1,109	66	16.9	79.6%	13 (1.2%)	119 (10.7%)	969 (87.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,865			$240			$17,626	38.4	26.3	519	113
170366000058	407	AlWood Middle/High School	Public	6-12	301 E 5th Ave	Woodhull	61490	Henry County	AlWood CUSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 334-2102	197	18	10.7	41.6%	182 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	$17,118			$378			$16,740	38.3	50.3	323	84
171065001278	408	Collinsville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 343-6140	1,966	129	15.2	63.0%	1,061 (54.0%)	275 (14.0%)	523 (26.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (4.8%)	$13,285			$1,131			$12,154	38.3	49.9	332	76
171029001250	409	Cissna Park Senior High School	Public	9-12	511 N 2nd St	Cissna Park	60924	Iroquois County	Cissna Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 457-2171	91	12	7.4	29.7%	84 (92.3%)	4 (4.4%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,092			$27			$15,066	38.1	52.1	306	103
172729002892	409	Mount Pulaski High School	Public	9-12	206 S Spring St	Mount Pulaski	62548	Logan County	Mt Pulaski CUSD 23	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 792-3209	171	18	9.3	39.8%	160 (93.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$22,861			$21,429			$1,432	38.1	35.8	463	54

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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.