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)
170993000889	571	Hubbard High School	Public	9-12	6200 S Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2200	1,792	112	16	93.4%	26 (1.5%)	69 (3.9%)	1,687 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$16,794			$3,157			$13,636	18	21	562	9
174299004313	572	Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	3365 State Hwy 3 N	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 833-5307	77	8	9.6	50.6%	71 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$13,800			$1,900			$11,900	17.9	32.6	485	87
171209001459	573	DePue High School	Public	9-12	204 Pleasant	DePue	61322	Bureau County	DePue Unified School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 447-2121	98	9	11.1	85.7%	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	87 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$18,454			$1,304			$17,151	17.8	34.1	472	101
171079004391	574	Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Fox Ln	Mc Leansboro	62859	Hamilton County	Hamilton County CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 643-2328	472	32	14.6	52.8%	457 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,981			$1,200			$10,781	17.7	47.3	360	214
170993006170	575	South Shore International Col Prep High School	Public	9-12	1955 E 75th St	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8351	593	40	14.8	73.2%	1 (0.2%)	571 (96.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,068			$4,023			$18,045	17.6	27.6	510	65
171842002125	576	Harvard High School	Public	9-12	1103 N Jefferson St	Harvard	60033	McHenry County	Harvard CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 943-6461	798	73	10.9	43.0%	195 (24.4%)	5 (0.6%)	586 (73.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$18,235			$1,216			$17,019	17.5	26.1	521	55
170531000216	577	Beardstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	500 E 15th St	Beardstown	62618	Cass County	Beardstown CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 323-3665	837	58	14.5	74.0%	243 (29.0%)	89 (10.6%)	466 (55.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)	$12,594			$1,325			$11,269	17.3	24.2	539	38
171366001662	578	Eldorado High School	Public	9-12	2200 Illinois Ave	Eldorado	62930	Saline County	Eldorado CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 273-2881	292	23	12.4	68.2%	267 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$21,485			$1,638			$19,847	17.3	26.4	517	61
170993000722	579	Juarez Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1450 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7030	1,587	115	13.8	88.3%	21 (1.3%)	33 (2.1%)	1,507 (95.0%)	14 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$17,321			$3,245			$14,076	17.3	11.8	621	42
170993000758	580	Simeon Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	8147 S Vincennes Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3200	1,138	82	13.8	90.8%	1 (0.1%)	1,116 (98.1%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$20,618			$3,617			$17,001	16.8	9.3	655	75

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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.