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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)
172664002851	141	Morris Community High School	Public	9-12	1000 Union St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 941-5329	946	52	18.2		673 (71.1%)	24 (2.5%)	202 (21.4%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	$15,308			$383			$14,925	74.9	72.4	152	11
172448002655	142	Kaneland Senior High School	Public	9-12	47W326 Keslinger Rd	Maple Park	60151	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 365-5100	1,309	93	14		1,007 (76.9%)	34 (2.6%)	196 (15.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	$18,545			$279			$18,266	74.2	79.6	118	24
170000105115	143	River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4141 IL Route 84 S	Hanover	61041	Jo Daviess County	River Ridge CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 858-9005	135	15	9.2	34.8%	120 (88.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$24,934			$913			$24,021	73.9	87.2	72	71
172739002908	144	Mt Zion High School	Public	9-12	305 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 864-2363	763	42	18.3	21.6%	692 (90.7%)	10 (1.3%)	19 (2.5%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	$11,407			$399			$11,007	73.6	86.7	74	70
170993001180	145	Von Steuben Metro Science High School	Public	9-12	5039 N Kimball Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5100	1,656	104	15.9	63.9%	269 (16.2%)	165 (10.0%)	916 (55.3%)	258 (15.6%)	8 (0.5%)	16 (1.0%)	24 (1.4%)	$16,318			$2,657			$13,661	73.4	65.6	197	52
171549001868	146	Forreston Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 938-2175	427	28	14.9	35.4%	366 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$14,009			$378			$13,631	73.1	76	137	9
170438000127	147	Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Public	7-12	611 Western Ave	Ashton	61006	Lee County	Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 453-7461	219	18	12.5	39.3%	200 (91.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$15,846			$1,278			$14,567	73.1	52.4	302	155
170855000485	148	Hampshire High School	Public	9-12	1600 Big Timber Rd	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 792-3500	1,938	122	15.8	24.7%	1,112 (57.4%)	68 (3.5%)	528 (27.2%)	141 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	$16,339			$841			$15,498	72.9	75.9	138	10
170942000546	149	Central High School	Public	9-12	610 W University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3914	1,597	109	14.7	45.5%	616 (38.6%)	438 (27.4%)	285 (17.8%)	136 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (7.2%)	$17,216			$1,856			$15,360	72.8	78.6	124	25
173708003838	150	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	101 S Lewis St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 525-3100	1,461	76	19.2	36.0%	744 (50.9%)	407 (27.9%)	69 (4.7%)	86 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (10.1%)	$21,001			$3,810			$17,191	72.7	70.1	162	12

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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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