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)
172274002522	421	West Leyden High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 451-3154	1,770	120	14.7	41.5%	180 (10.2%)	30 (1.7%)	1,515 (85.6%)	32 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$26,375			$2,134			$24,242	37.1	39.6	432	11
171510000013	422	Fieldcrest High School	Public	9-12	1 Dornbush Dr	Minonk	61760	Woodford County	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 432-2529	284	28	10	54.6%	245 (86.3%)	6 (2.1%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	$18,585			$1,440			$17,145	37.1	54.6	278	144
173765003879	423	Steeleville High School	Public	9-12	701 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 965-3432	140	12	12	30.0%	130 (92.9%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,624			$21			$12,603	36.7	86.7	73	350
170744000383	424	Brownstown High School	Public	9-12	421 S College Ave	Brownstown	62418	Fayette County	Brownstown CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 427-3839	94	9	10.5	62.8%	91 (96.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$13,933			$1,964			$11,969	36.4	37.5	448	24
170022304221	424	Okaw Valley High School	Public	9-12	709 S St John	Bethany	61914	Moultrie County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 665-3631	169	15	11.3	52.1%	159 (94.1%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,437			$497			$14,941	36.4	38.9	436	12
172215002488	426	Lawrenceville High School	Public	9-12	2200 James St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 943-3389	290	30	9.7	51.7%	268 (92.4%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$17,345			$2,657			$14,688	36.3	42.7	402	24
172736002904	427	Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 246-1750	1,240	90	13.8	57.3%	881 (71.0%)	179 (14.4%)	58 (4.7%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (9.0%)	$17,201			$1,009			$16,192	36.1	36.1	462	35
171803002082	428	Hall High School	Public	9-12	800 W Erie St	Spring Valley	61362	Bureau County	Hall HSD 502	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 664-2100	410	35	11.5	57.3%	261 (63.7%)	7 (1.7%)	132 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$16,855			$1,180			$15,675	36	48.1	356	72
171371001703	429	Streamwood High School	Public	9-12	701 W Schaumburg Rd	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5500	1,947	118	16.4	46.2%	359 (18.4%)	169 (8.7%)	1,178 (60.5%)	153 (7.9%)	27 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	57 (2.9%)	$17,961			$1,767			$16,194	35.9	47.6	358	71
171966002238	430	Hoopeston Area High School	Public	9-12	615 E Orange St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 283-6662	330	27	12.1	56.7%	244 (73.9%)	14 (4.2%)	68 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$19,172			$1,664			$17,508	35.6	23.5	545	115

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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.