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)
173813003906	261	Sullivan High School	Public	9-12	725 N Main St	Sullivan	61951	Moultrie County	Sullivan CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 728-8311	328	22	15.1	47.6%	307 (93.6%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,616			$1,307			$10,308	55	65.8	195	66
173660003768	262	South Beloit Senior High School	Public	9-12	245 Prairie Hill Rd	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	County of Winnebago School District 320	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 389-9004	260	20	12.7	58.5%	148 (56.9%)	14 (5.4%)	81 (31.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$16,327			$436			$15,891	54.8	49.5	337	75
171758002058	263	Grayville Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	728 W North St	Grayville	62844	White County	Grayville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 375-7114	140	13	11	52.9%	139 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,126			$1,369			$13,758	54.8	49.8	333	70
172439002647	264	Manteno High School	Public	8-12	443 N Maple St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 928-7100	615	41	14.9	38.7%	494 (80.3%)	35 (5.7%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$14,471			$529			$13,942	54.7	57.7	256	8
170000505126	265	Prairie Central High School	Public	9-12	411 N 7th St	Fairbury	61739	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 692-2355	518	45	11.5	43.6%	436 (84.2%)	6 (1.2%)	53 (10.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$16,334			$576			$15,758	54.7	61.2	232	33
172038002299	266	Newton Community High School	Public	9-12	201 Westend Ave	Newton	62448	Jasper County	Jasper County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 783-2303	382	28	13.6	40.8%	368 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,596			$810			$11,786	54.7	46.8	368	102
172500002713	267	Massac County High School	Public	9-12	2841 Old Marion Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 524-3440	546	44	12.5	50.7%	428 (78.4%)	48 (8.8%)	23 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$13,788			$1,127			$12,661	54.4	69	172	95
170012300873	268	Meridian High School	Public	9-12	728 S Wall St	Macon	62544	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 764-5233	307	23	13.2	36.5%	280 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,438			$534			$11,904	54.3	46.8	369	101
172862001386	269	Normal Community West High School	Public	9-12	501 N Parkside Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4402	1,659	106	15.6	39.1%	1,087 (65.5%)	277 (16.7%)	170 (10.2%)	29 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.7%)	$13,422			$529			$12,893	54.3	67.9	180	89
174007004025	270	Bolingbrook High School	Public	9-12	365 Raider Way	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 759-6400	3,371	248	13.6	57.1%	548 (16.3%)	863 (25.6%)	1,537 (45.6%)	240 (7.1%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	171 (5.1%)	$18,250			$920			$17,330	54.2	60.1	243	27

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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.