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)
170141806385	351	Salt Fork High School	Public	9-12	701 W Vermilion St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 427-5331	234	16	14.6	55.1%	214 (91.5%)	6 (2.6%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,853			$66			$14,787	45	47.3	362	11
172211002481	352	La Salle-Peru Township High School	Public	9-12	541 Chartres St	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 223-1721	1,191	88	13.6	47.8%	807 (67.8%)	27 (2.3%)	278 (23.3%)	19 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.7%)	$19,062			$1,432			$17,630	45	63.4	216	136
171839002123	353	Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 W Front St	Hartsburg	62643	Logan County	Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 642-5244	88	13	6.7	36.4%	84 (95.5%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,906			$795			$19,111	44.9	90.1	55	298
174092004104	353	Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	508 E Walnut St	Washburn	61570	Marshall County	Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 248-7521	158	15	10.5	53.2%	150 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$18,569			$678			$17,891	44.9	53.4	290	63
171287001538	355	Dwight High School	Public	9-12	801 S Franklin St	Dwight	60420	Livingston County	Dwight Township HSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 584-6201	201	21	9.5	37.8%	185 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$25,950			$1,111			$24,839	44.8	34.1	473	118
171224001477	356	Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	108 W Church St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 925-5247	265	18	14.7	24.9%	254 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,587			$636			$9,951	44.8	42.1	410	54
173945003991	357	Tri-City High School	Public	9-12	324 W Charles St	Buffalo	62515	Sangamon County	Tri City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 364-4530	153	13	12.2	43.8%	141 (92.2%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$15,541			$235			$15,306	44.6	64.3	211	146
172028002280	358	Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1211 N Diamond St	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 243-4384	894	72	12.4	55.4%	675 (75.5%)	89 (10.0%)	35 (3.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.6%)	$16,726			$878			$15,848	44.5	50.1	329	29
170993001114	359	Senn High School	Public	9-12	5900 N Glenwood Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2365	1,516	108	14	74.2%	282 (18.6%)	385 (25.4%)	607 (40.0%)	191 (12.6%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	37 (2.4%)	$17,136			$2,801			$14,336	44.5	45	385	26
171233001481	360	Dixon High School	Public	9-12	300 Lincoln Statue Dr	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 453-4966	755	41	18.2	46.9%	620 (82.1%)	15 (2.0%)	44 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.0%)	$16,865			$1,190			$15,675	44.4	48.6	354	6

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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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