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)
170993005795	491	Infinity Math Science & Technical High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4225	446	31	14.2	91.9%	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	413 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,879			$3,937			$15,942	27.7	40.9	427	64
171293001541	492	Earlville Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	415 W Union St	Earlville	60518	LaSalle County	Earlville CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 246-8361	95	11	8.5	46.3%	78 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,065			$1,904			$18,161	27.5	52.8	295	197
172688002872	493	J Sterling Morton West High School	Public	9-12	2400 Home Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 780-4100	3,497	217	16.1	78.8%	191 (5.5%)	212 (6.1%)	3,021 (86.4%)	35 (1.0%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (0.9%)	$16,705			$1,479			$15,227	27.4	24.9	531	38
174389004357	494	Zion-Benton Township High School	Public	9-12	3901 21st St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion-Benton Township HSD 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 731-9303	2,159	141	15.3	53.9%	298 (13.8%)	506 (23.4%)	1,182 (54.7%)	26 (1.2%)	42 (1.9%)	5 (0.2%)	100 (4.6%)	$20,619			$1,509			$19,111	27.3	19.2	570	76
170993000941	495	Lake View High School	Public	9-12	4015 N Ashland Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5440	1,461	105	13.9	74.7%	134 (9.2%)	188 (12.9%)	1,061 (72.6%)	45 (3.1%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.6%)	$18,074			$3,241			$14,833	27.3	21.4	558	63
170011305387	496	Illini Central High School	Public	9-12	208 N West Ave	Mason City	62664	Mason County	Illini Central CUSD 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 482-3252	190	20	9.4	38.4%	176 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,338			$1,104			$17,234	27.1	63.4	218	278
171827002113	497	Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	333 W College St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	Harrisburg CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 253-7637	528	43	12.3	63.8%	423 (80.1%)	28 (5.3%)	25 (4.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	$14,871			$798			$14,073	27.1	36.9	452	45
170378000067	498	Anna-Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	608 S Main St	Anna	62906	Union County	Anna Jonesboro CHSD 81	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 833-8502	486	34	14.2	51.4%	420 (86.4%)	12 (2.5%)	36 (7.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$16,149			$744			$15,405	27	50.2	326	172
171767002064	499	Greenfield High School	Public	9-12	502 East St	Greenfield	62044	Greene County	Greenfield CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 368-2219	118	14	8.2	34.7%	118 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,171			$558			$14,613	26.9	48.8	350	149
170004505236	500	Gallatin High School	Public	9-12	5175 Highway 13	Junction	62954	Gallatin County	Gallatin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 272-3821	195	16	11.8	61.0%	184 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,648			$2,307			$12,342	26.8	30.3	496	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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.