Best High Schools in Illinois

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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)
173189003346	281	Pleasant Hill High School	Public	9-12	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 734-2311	104	11	9.1	55.8%	101 (97.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,059			$844			$14,215	53.1	24.2	540	259
172671002852	282	Morrison High School	Public	9-12	643 Genesee Ave	Morrison	61270	Whiteside County	Morrison CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 772-4071	290	20	14.5	38.6%	250 (86.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,777			$943			$11,834	53	70	164	118
173210003360	283	Polo Community High School	Public	9-12	100 S Union Ave	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 946-3314	189	16	12	46.6%	163 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$15,599			$861			$14,738	52.9	59.3	250	33
170705000367	284	Tinley Park High School	Public	9-12	6111 175th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 532-1900	1,062	65	16.4		448 (42.2%)	254 (23.9%)	285 (26.8%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.6%)	$24,998			$1,293			$23,705	52.6	51.8	310	26
173016003118	285	Oregon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	210 S 10th St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 732-5300	638	43	14.8		530 (83.1%)	6 (0.9%)	75 (11.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$16,789			$718			$16,071	52.5	45.7	379	94
174083004099	286	Warrensburg-Latham High School	Public	9-12	427 W North St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 672-3531	318	20	15.7	39.0%	271 (85.2%)	16 (5.0%)	11 (3.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$11,048			$639			$10,409	52.3	39.1	435	149
171203001457	287	Deland-Weldon High School	Public	9-12	304 E IL Route 10	De Land	61839	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 664-3314	41	6	6.6	41.5%	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$33,237			$1,014			$32,223	52.1	15.4	600	313
171734002050	288	Grant Community High School	Public	9-12	285 E Grand Ave	Fox Lake	60020	Lake County	Grant CHSD 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 587-2561	1,814	120	15.1	44.2%	991 (54.6%)	98 (5.4%)	554 (30.5%)	69 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.2%)	$21,147			$664			$20,483	52	70.1	163	125
173150003320	289	Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 372-3813	376	31	12	40.7%	356 (94.7%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,437			$649			$13,788	51.9	51.8	311	22
170940005404	290	Chadwick-Milledgeville Junior High School	Public	6-12	100 E 8th St	Milledgeville	61051	Carroll County	Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 225-7141	183	19	9.6	39.3%	166 (90.7%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$17,806			$727			$17,079	51.7	74.2	146	144

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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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