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)
172392002611	171	Macomb Senior High School	Public	9-12	1525 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 837-2331	622	40	15.3	48.1%	465 (74.8%)	71 (11.4%)	35 (5.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$15,056			$796			$14,260	68.4	71.3	156	15
174080004097	172	Warren Township High School	Public	9-12	34090 N Almond Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Warren Township HSD 121	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 548-6611	3,687	223	16.5		1,266 (34.3%)	530 (14.4%)	1,406 (38.1%)	343 (9.3%)	10 (0.3%)	17 (0.5%)	115 (3.1%)	$19,689			$882			$18,807	68	74.3	145	27
172634002800	173	Minooka Community High School	Public	9-12	301 S Wabena Ave	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CHSD 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 467-2140	2,985	167	17.8		2,002 (67.1%)	154 (5.2%)	652 (21.8%)	36 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (4.6%)	$17,742			$306			$17,435	67.9	63.2	222	49
172271002519	174	Lexington High School	Public	9-12	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 365-2711	161	14	11.3	23.0%	150 (93.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$15,041			$263			$14,778	67.6	83	95	79
171251001504	175	Donovan Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 North St	Donovan	60931	Iroquois County	Donovan CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 486-7395	78	10	7.5	41.0%	68 (87.2%)	2 (2.6%)	5 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$19,564			$658			$18,906	67.6	33.2	482	307
171405001758	176	Elmwood High School	Public	9-12	301 W Butternut St	Elmwood	61529	Peoria County	Elmwood CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 742-2851	206	18	11.4	26.2%	193 (93.7%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$15,617			$173			$15,444	67.5	63.5	215	39
172409005030	177	Maine East High School	Public	9-12	2601 Dempster St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 825-4484	1,834	124	14.8		676 (36.9%)	95 (5.2%)	459 (25.0%)	551 (30.0%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	40 (2.2%)	$24,749			$2,106			$22,643	67.3	63.3	220	43
170846000466	178	Carlyle High School	Public	9-12	1461 12th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 594-2453	275	27	10.2	45.1%	253 (92.0%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,931			$1,189			$14,742	67.1	53.5	288	110
171737002052	179	Grant Park High School	Public	9-12	421 Esson Farm Rd	Grant Park	60940	Kankakee County	Grant Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 465-2181	124	12	10.4	38.7%	102 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$17,668			$00			$17,668	66.8	42.5	408	229
173432003518	180	Rochester High School	Public	9-12	1 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 498-9761	709	42	16.8		647 (91.3%)	10 (1.4%)	15 (2.1%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$12,731			$428			$12,303	66.7	72.8	150	30

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.