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)
170010004505	1	University of Illinois High School	Public	7-12	1212 W Springfield Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	University of Ill Lab School	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 333-2870	314	1	314		106 (33.8%)	21 (6.7%)	45 (14.3%)	109 (34.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.6%)								100	100	1
170993003481	2	Northside College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	5501 N Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3954	1,032	72	14.4	36.9%	377 (36.5%)	67 (6.5%)	294 (28.5%)	221 (21.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.2%)	$17,450			$2,217			$15,233	100	99.4	3	1
170993003989	3	Payton College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	1034 N Wells St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-0034	1,265	86	14.7	33.8%	438 (34.6%)	116 (9.2%)	324 (25.6%)	328 (25.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.2%)	$16,820			$2,109			$14,710	100	99.2	5	2
170993000942	4	Lane Technical High School	Public	7-12	2501 W Addison St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5400	4,525	269	16.8	36.7%	1,647 (36.4%)	305 (6.7%)	1,579 (34.9%)	468 (10.3%)	21 (0.5%)	27 (0.6%)	478 (10.6%)	$14,612			$1,956			$12,656	100	96.7	17	13
170993000714	4	Young Magnet High School	Public	7-12	211 S Laflin St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7500	2,221	133	16.6	34.8%	534 (24.0%)	400 (18.0%)	632 (28.5%)	548 (24.7%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.7%)	88 (4.0%)	$16,374			$2,084			$14,289	100	99.4	4
170993000990	6	Jones College Prep High School	Public	9-12	700 S State St	Chicago	60605	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8600	1,973	119	16.6	41.5%	617 (31.3%)	237 (12.0%)	667 (33.8%)	364 (18.4%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	72 (3.6%)	$15,869			$2,078			$13,792	100	84.4	86	80
172820002975	7	New Trier Township H S Winnetka	Public	10-12	385 Winnetka Ave	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	New Trier Township HSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 446-7000	2,792	253	11		2,082 (74.6%)	22 (0.8%)	229 (8.2%)	275 (9.8%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (5.3%)	$34,555			$386			$34,168	99.9	98.3	8	1
173258003385	8	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	1 Stevenson Dr	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 415-4000	4,614	282	16.3		1,982 (43.0%)	82 (1.8%)	428 (9.3%)	1,938 (42.0%)	15 (0.3%)	2 (0.0%)	165 (3.6%)	$24,374			$264			$24,110	99.9	98.3	7	1
171908002193	9	Deerfield High School	Public	9-12	1959 Waukegan Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Township HSD 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 632-3000	1,429	119	12		1,180 (82.6%)	16 (1.1%)	88 (6.2%)	90 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (3.7%)	$36,259			$269			$35,991	99.8	95.2	28	19
171932002222	10	Hinsdale Central High School	Public	9-12	5500 S Grant St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale Township HSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 570-8000	2,436	190	12.8		1,470 (60.3%)	57 (2.3%)	247 (10.1%)	525 (21.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	133 (5.5%)	$26,535			$312			$26,223	99.8	98.3	6	4

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.