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)
170010605361	481	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	206 E Diller St	Broadlands	61816	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 834-3392	121	14	8.4	48.8%	106 (87.6%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$17,212			$654			$16,558	28.8	65.1	206	275
171110001338	482	Crab Orchard High School	Public	9-12	19189 Bailey St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Crab Orchard CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 982-2181	141	14	10	34.8%	136 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$13,077			$461			$12,616	28.8	26	523	41
171272001527	483	Dupo High School	Public	9-12	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 286-3214	262	21	12.5	63.4%	214 (81.7%)	10 (3.8%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	$17,710			$966			$16,743	28.7	36.6	457	26
170993006515	484	Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Damen Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 768-4858	940	56	16.7	82.8%	15 (1.6%)	396 (42.1%)	478 (50.9%)	45 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$20,551			$2,714			$17,837	28.5	25.3	528	44
172676002858	485	Morrisonville High School	Public	9-12	204 N Perrine St	Morrisonville	62546	Christian County	Morrisonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 707-6880	86	9	9.3	36.0%	81 (94.2%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$17,001			$31			$16,970	28.4	40.6	430	55
172881003025	486	North Clay Community High School	Public	9-12	500 Rte 45 N	Louisville	62858	Clay County	North Clay CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 665-3102	164	17	9.6	40.2%	155 (94.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$15,379			$1,338			$14,042	28.2	38.7	438	48
171992002249	487	Hutsonville High School	Public	9-12	500 W Clover St	Hutsonville	62433	Crawford County	Hutsonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 563-4913	80	12	6.8	46.3%	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$21,367			$51			$21,317	28.2	33.4	481	6
170993000681	488	Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,200	86	13.9	89.5%	20 (1.7%)	263 (21.9%)	906 (75.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$18,764			$3,373			$15,390	28	29.4	502	14
174266004288	489	Winchester High School	Public	9-12	200 W Cross St	Winchester	62694	Scott County	Winchester CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 742-3151	162	19	8.5	46.3%	158 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$15,629			$754			$14,875	27.9	43.5	395	94
173531003689	490	Sandoval Senior High School	Public	9-12	859 W Missouri Ave	Sandoval	62882	Marion County	Sandoval CUSD 501	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 247-3361	119	10	11.8	84.0%	103 (86.6%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	$16,012			$5,220			$10,792	27.7	15.7	595	105

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.