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)
170477000176	101	Central Community High School	Public	9-12	7740 Old US Highway 50	Breese	62230	Clinton County	Central CHSD 71	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 526-4578	631	39	16.1	21.4%	576 (91.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$12,231			$605			$11,626	83.2	81.5	107	6
173657003764	102	Somonauk High School	Public	9-12	501 W Market St	Somonauk	60552	DeKalb County	Somonauk CUSD 432	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 498-2314	228	19	12.1	36.0%	194 (85.1%)	3 (1.3%)	26 (11.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,696			$443			$15,253	83.1	63.3	219	117
171435001773	103	Erie High School	Public	9-12	435 6th Ave	Erie	61250	Whiteside County	Erie CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 659-2239	192	22	8.7	22.9%	176 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$26,916			$00			$26,916	82.7	69.9	166	63
172335002571	104	Lockport Township High School East	Public	9-12	1333 E 7th St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 588-8300	3,817	227	16.8		2,544 (66.6%)	218 (5.7%)	857 (22.5%)	72 (1.9%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (3.2%)	$18,116			$821			$17,295	82.6	78.7	121	17
172718002883	105	Mt Olive High School	Public	9-12	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 999-4231	134	13	10.1	50.7%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$14,589			$1,774			$12,816	82.4	37	451	346
171755002057	106	Grayslake Central High School	Public	9-12	400 N Lake St	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 986-3300	1,375	104	13.2		799 (58.1%)	77 (5.6%)	305 (22.2%)	118 (8.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (5.4%)	$24,078			$324			$23,754	82.1	83.8	89	17
170840000459	107	Carl Sandburg High School	Public	9-12	13300 S La Grange Rd	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Cons HSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 671-3100	2,906	182	15.9		2,051 (70.6%)	202 (7.0%)	409 (14.1%)	184 (6.3%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	45 (1.5%)	$20,688			$684			$20,004	81.8	84.7	85	22
171161001374	108	Dakota Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(844) 632-5682	343	26	13.4	33.2%	316 (92.1%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,051			$646			$14,405	81.5	69.7	168	60
171518001837	109	Fisher Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	111 W Division St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 897-1225	286	23	12.4	35.0%	264 (92.3%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$15,792			$502			$15,290	81.1	85.5	79	30
173277003396	110	Princeville High School	Public	6-12	302 Cordis Ave	Princeville	61559	Peoria County	Princeville CUSD 326	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 385-2213	336	28	12.2	35.7%	296 (88.1%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,701			$251			$14,450	80.6	76.1	136	26

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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.