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)
174198004202	41	Westmont High School	Public	9-12	909 Oakwood Dr	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 468-8100	397	36	11.1	41.1%	199 (50.1%)	31 (7.8%)	113 (28.5%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$30,866			$1,356			$29,510	95.6	95.4	25	16
171397001755	42	York Community High School	Public	9-12	355 W Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 617-2400	2,677	183	14.6	19.3%	1,836 (68.6%)	48 (1.8%)	520 (19.4%)	169 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (3.8%)	$18,596			$435			$18,160	95.5	94.4	32	10
172250002508	43	Lemont Township High School	Public	9-12	800 Porter St	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont Township HSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 257-5838	1,305	89	14.7	17.5%	1,034 (79.2%)	14 (1.1%)	160 (12.3%)	56 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.1%)	$21,756			$149			$21,607	95.3	94.2	34	9
170993005791	44	Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School	Public	7-12	6130 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9300	1,360	85	16	59.3%	31 (2.3%)	922 (67.8%)	382 (28.1%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.2%)	$16,534			$2,295			$14,239	95.2	78.9	120	76
171908002194	45	Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	433 Vine Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	Township HSD 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 765-2001	1,715	135	12.6		1,050 (61.2%)	29 (1.7%)	511 (29.8%)	37 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (4.7%)	$33,222			$377			$32,845	95.1	93.8	37	8
173045003165	46	J B Conant High School	Public	9-12	700 E Cougar Trl	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 755-3610	2,598	157	16.5	34.4%	1,147 (44.1%)	100 (3.8%)	484 (18.6%)	759 (29.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (3.8%)	$19,651			$562			$19,088	95.1	93.1	40	6
171449001804	47	Evanston Township High School	Public	9-12	1600 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston Township HSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 424-7200	3,586	266	13.4	37.4%	1,591 (44.4%)	862 (24.0%)	723 (20.2%)	162 (4.5%)	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	230 (6.4%)	$27,900			$465			$27,435	95.1	91.9	48	1
171962002236	48	Hononegah CHD High School	Public	9-12	307 Salem St	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Hononegah CHD 207	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 624-5008	1,865	112	16.6	25.8%	1,487 (79.7%)	34 (1.8%)	213 (11.4%)	30 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.4%)	$16,016			$450			$15,567	94.6	95.3	26	22
171392001736	49	Tri-Valley High School	Public	9-12	503 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 378-2911	313	25	12.7	10.5%	296 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,271			$218			$22,053	94.3	96.3	18	31
173102003227	50	Pearl City High School	Public	9-12	100 S Summit St	Pearl City	61062	Stephenson County	Pearl City CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 443-2715	132	13	10.5	43.2%	115 (87.1%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$18,553			$571			$17,982	94	81.4	109	59

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.