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)
172100002383	501	Kewanee High School	Public	9-12	1101 E 3rd St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 853-3328	610	35	17.5	71.5%	381 (62.5%)	33 (5.4%)	162 (26.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$14,946			$355			$14,592	26.7	29.1	504	3
170654000342	502	DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)	Public	9-12	12700 Sacramento Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 597-6300	1,841	138	13.3	83.5%	102 (5.5%)	539 (29.3%)	1,149 (62.4%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.8%)	$24,094			$1,905			$22,189	26.5	31.5	491	11
171098001330	503	Coulterville High School	Public	9-12	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 758-2881	67	6	11.7	77.6%	61 (91.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$14,272			$1,939			$12,333	26.3	10.4	636	133
170021703614	504	Christopher High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Christopher	62822	Franklin County	Christopher Unified School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 724-9461	196	20	10	63.3%	180 (91.8%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$20,164			$4,471			$15,693	26.1	41.8	419	85
170444000130	505	Astoria High School	Public	9-12	402 N Jefferson St	Astoria	61501	Fulton County	Astoria CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 329-2156	80	12	6.8	40.0%	78 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$16,929			$612			$16,317	25.8	38.6	439	66
170993006508	506	Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7416 N Ridge Blvd	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5440	501	46	10.8	93.0%	14 (2.8%)	244 (48.7%)	223 (44.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$25,329			$2,396			$22,933	25.6	12	618	112
170579000255	507	Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	1500 East Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 547-6345	1,161	85	13.6	60.4%	441 (38.0%)	36 (3.1%)	640 (55.1%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.5%)	$15,951			$13,523			$2,428	25.6	32.5	486	21
174128004145	508	Waverly Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Miller St	Waverly	62692	Morgan County	Waverly CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 435-2211	138	9	14.7	55.1%	126 (91.3%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$16,131			$1,367			$14,764	25.4	25	530	22
171371001674	509	Elgin High School	Public	9-12	1200 Maroon Dr	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5100	2,724	162	16.7	54.3%	216 (7.9%)	131 (4.8%)	2,154 (79.1%)	106 (3.9%)	55 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (2.3%)	$16,290			$1,599			$14,692	25.1	42	413	96
170993006464	510	Noble St Charter-The Noble Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1443 N Ogden Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 574-1527	537	38	14.1	83.4%	6 (1.1%)	246 (45.8%)	260 (48.4%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$22,707			$243			$22,464	24.3	15.4	599	89

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.