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)
171083001324	241	Triopia Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2204 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 457-2281	187	19	9.7	37.4%	177 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,704			$388			$11,316	57.8	62.7	226	15
170000305119	242	Blue Ridge High School	Public	9-12	411 N John St	Farmer City	61842	De Witt County	Blue Ridge CUSD 18	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 928-2622	188	19	9.7	53.7%	171 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	$20,821			$850			$19,971	57.7	43.6	393	151
171371005611	243	South Elgin High School	Public	9-12	760 E Main St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 289-3760	2,770	175	15.8	30.6%	1,087 (39.2%)	147 (5.3%)	1,050 (37.9%)	333 (12.0%)	15 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	135 (4.9%)	$15,790			$1,436			$14,353	57.3	66.4	192	51
171041001256	244	Central High School	Public	9-12	1134 E 3100 North Rd	Clifton	60927	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 694-2321	305	24	12.6	38.7%	267 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$15,532			$889			$14,644	56.8	68.2	177	67
170012601479	245	Midland High School	Public	9-12	1830 State Route 17	Varna	61375	Marshall County	Midland CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 463-8009	195	13	15	53.3%	180 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	$13,329			$183			$13,146	56.6	45.5	382	137
171305001550	246	East Dubuque High School	Public	9-12	200 Parklane Dr	East Dubuque	61025	Jo Daviess County	East Dubuque Unified School District 119	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 747-3188	181	18	9.8	36.5%	158 (87.3%)	3 (1.7%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$19,233			$308			$18,926	56.5	52.1	307	61
170351000034	247	Altamont High School	Public	9-12	7 S Ewing St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 483-6194	219	21	10.2	47.0%	200 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,995			$358			$13,637	56.4	43	401	154
174007004035	248	Romeoville High School	Public	9-12	100 N Independence Blvd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 886-1800	1,850	144	12.8	53.7%	469 (25.4%)	298 (16.1%)	935 (50.5%)	77 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	$21,116			$1,100			$20,015	56.4	50	331	83
170597000278	249	Benton Cons High School	Public	9-12	511 E Main St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton Cons HSD 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 439-3103	597	44	13.4	52.3%	538 (90.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$15,769			$2,668			$13,101	56.4	42	415	166
170142206373	250	Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	300 N Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 735-2631	176	14	12.5	35.8%	164 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$14,560			$29			$14,531	56.1	30.3	497	247

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.