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)
170012501425	201	Bureau Valley High School	Public	9-12	9154 2125 N Avenue	Sheffield	61361	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 445-4004	303	29	10.4	44.2%	276 (91.1%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,208			$241			$17,967	63.7	89	62	139
174008004039	202	Valmeyer High School	Public	9-12	300 S Cedar Bluff Dr	Valmeyer	62295	Monroe County	Valmeyer CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 935-2100	111	12	9.5	25.2%	110 (99.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,178			$593			$14,585	63.6	62.9	224	22
173948003994	203	Tri-Point High School	Public	9-12	101 E Van Alstyne St	Cullom	60929	Livingston County	Tri Point CUSD 6-J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 689-2110	123	16	7.9	74.8%	103 (83.7%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$24,849			$457			$24,392	63.6	76.9	132	71
171188001434	204	Dee-Mack High School	Public	9-12	401 E Fifth St	Mackinaw	61755	Tazewell County	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 359-4421	289	24	11.9	27.3%	273 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,382			$773			$14,609	63.6	75.7	140	64
171371002108	205	Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	701 W Schick Rd	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 372-4700	2,091	142	14.7	33.9%	776 (37.1%)	59 (2.8%)	826 (39.5%)	337 (16.1%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.7%)	$17,215			$1,429			$15,786	63.5	68.5	175	30
170447000131	206	Athens Senior High School	Public	9-12	501 Warrior Way	Athens	62613	Menard County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 636-8314	321	24	13.4	32.4%	295 (91.9%)	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,701			$54			$12,647	63.3	64.6	209	3
170417000117	207	Wheeling High School	Public	9-12	900 S Elmhurst Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-7000	1,749	116	15.1		414 (23.7%)	50 (2.9%)	1,128 (64.5%)	121 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (1.9%)	$26,823			$1,176			$25,648	63.1	51	318	111
173093003221	208	Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 4th St	Pawnee	62558	Sangamon County	Pawnee CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 625-2471	259	25	10.5	11.6%	245 (94.6%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,966			$718			$15,248	62.9	63.7	213	5
173783003887	209	Stewardson-Strasburg High School	Public	9-12	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 682-3355	145	11	13.2	37.9%	142 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,838			$691			$10,147	62.8	83	97	112
172049002315	210	Johnsburg High School	Public	9-12	2002 W Ringwood Rd	Johnsburg	60051	McHenry County	Johnsburg CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 385-9233	530	39	13.5	30.6%	450 (84.9%)	8 (1.5%)	49 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$18,798			$700			$18,098	62.6	81.4	108	102

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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.

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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.