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)
174396004363	151	Yorkville High School	Public	9-12	797 Game Farm Rd	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 553-4382	2,217	124	17.8	24.0%	1,384 (62.4%)	186 (8.4%)	475 (21.4%)	58 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (4.9%)	$14,107			$232			$13,875	72.6	58	253	102
172017002269	152	Watseka Community High School	Public	9-12	138 S Belmont Ave	Watseka	60970	Iroquois County	Iroquois County CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 432-2486	286	24	12.1	54.9%	237 (82.9%)	5 (1.7%)	37 (12.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,152			$387			$15,765	72.3	58.9	251	99
174136004151	153	Wayne City High School	Public	9-12	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 895-3108	142	15	9.7	42.3%	139 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,954			$829			$13,124	72.2	32.4	487	334
172277002524	154	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 645-3433	267	25	10.4	30.0%	248 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$12,677			$715			$11,961	72.2	71	157	3
171356001648	155	Effingham High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Grove Ave	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 540-1100	739	48	15.4	50.1%	645 (87.3%)	17 (2.3%)	50 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$13,121			$515			$12,606	72.1	62.5	227	72
171635001948	156	Geneseo High School	Public	9-12	700 N State St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 945-0399	792	54	14.5	24.6%	717 (90.5%)	7 (0.9%)	40 (5.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$17,077			$131			$16,946	72	83.4	91	65
172757002919	157	Mundelein Cons High School	Public	9-12	1350 W Hawley St	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 949-2700	2,261	140	16.1		887 (39.2%)	55 (2.4%)	1,102 (48.7%)	87 (3.8%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	128 (5.7%)	$21,347			$999			$20,347	71.8	74.9	141	16
173846003922	158	Sycamore High School	Public	9-12	427 Spartan Trl	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8160	1,190	74	16	25.7%	928 (78.0%)	45 (3.8%)	147 (12.4%)	23 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.7%)	$15,793			$261			$15,532	71.7	81.7	103	55
172253002510	159	Lena-Winslow High School	Public	9-12	516 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 369-2525	241	18	13	37.8%	216 (89.6%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$13,013			$305			$12,708	71.2	80.9	111	48
170330000017	160	Alden-Hebron High School	Public	9-12	9604 Illinois St	Hebron	60034	McHenry County	Alden Hebron School District 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 648-2442	108	12	8.8	40.7%	76 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,984			$2,191			$19,793	71.1	36.4	459	299

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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.