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)
170807000420	651	Cairo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4201 Sycamore St	Cairo	62914	Alexander County	Cairo Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 734-2187	120	14	8.5	97.5%	14 (11.7%)	92 (76.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	$29,459			$5,622			$23,837	11.4	8.5	670	19
173963004003	651	Century Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4721 Shawnee College Rd	Ullin	62992	Pulaski County	Century CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 845-3518	154	16	9.7	48.7%	133 (86.4%)	9 (5.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$14,831			$2,248			$12,584	11.4	23.6	544	107
170993006725	653	Englewood STEM High School	Public	9-12	6835 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9750	764	45	16.8	89.5%	2 (0.3%)	642 (84.0%)	115 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$22,650			$3,418			$19,232	11.4			(n/a)
170993006461	654	CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1817 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 478-4434	227	8	28.3	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,189			$253			$30,936	11.4	8.3	674	20
170993006260	655	Crane Medical Prep High School	Public	9-12	2245 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7600	275	30	9.1	89.8%	2 (0.7%)	241 (87.6%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,018			$6,221			$22,797	11.3	11.2	623	32
170993006458	656	YCCS Charter - Chatham	Public, Charter	9-12	9035 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 651-1500	101	3	33.6	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	97 (96.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$29,646			$1,831			$27,815	11.2	8.3	676	20
170993006504	657	Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3121 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 252-0970	198	7	28.2	97.0%	4 (2.0%)	9 (4.5%)	184 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,297			$1,676			$21,621	11.2	9	657
170993000923	658	Kelvyn Park High School	Public	7-12	4343 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4200	525	45	11.6	84.6%	11 (2.1%)	57 (10.9%)	450 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$21,971			$4,117			$17,854	11	20.4	565	93
170993003487	659	Chicago Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	3519 S Giles Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9750	215	21	10.2	81.4%	3 (1.4%)	137 (63.7%)	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,435			$6,563			$25,872	10.9	13.3	609	50
170993006460	660	YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8164 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 978-8680	340	10	34	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	306 (90.0%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$20,780			$1,866			$18,914	10.9	11.1	624	36

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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.