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)
174248004271	121	Williamsville High School	Public	9-12	900 S Walnut St	Williamsville	62693	Sangamon County	Williamsville CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 566-3361	475	33	14.5	18.1%	444 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,554			$02			$11,552	78.4	80.4	113	8
174333004335	122	Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	501 W South St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 338-4370	1,037	64	16.1	47.3%	558 (53.8%)	42 (4.1%)	389 (37.5%)	31 (3.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	$14,982			$349			$14,633	78.3	76.6	134	12
173027005337	123	Oswego East High School	Public	9-12	1525 Harvey Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2200	2,805	160	17.5	24.9%	1,403 (50.0%)	335 (11.9%)	596 (21.2%)	340 (12.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (4.1%)	$14,749			$625			$14,124	78.2	81.7	104	19
173414003501	124	Roanoke-Benson High School	Public	9-12	208 W High St	Roanoke	61561	Woodford County	Roanoke Benson CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 923-8401	143	16	8.8	17.5%	130 (90.9%)	5 (3.5%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$17,366			$907			$16,458	77.9	59.7	247	123
170783000397	125	Central High School	Public	9-12	44W625 Plato Rd	Burlington	60140	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 464-6030	1,473	81	18.2	16.9%	893 (60.6%)	28 (1.9%)	307 (20.8%)	201 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (2.9%)	$15,222			$409			$14,813	77.8	89.6	56	69
170387000075	126	Antioch Community High School	Public	9-12	1133 Main St	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 838-7179	1,286	88	14.6		942 (73.3%)	59 (4.6%)	216 (16.8%)	34 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.2%)	$21,259			$351			$20,909	77.8	76.7	133	7
173045003164	127	Hoffman Estates High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Higgins Rd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 755-5610	2,095	151	13.8	52.6%	585 (27.9%)	231 (11.0%)	767 (36.6%)	406 (19.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	96 (4.6%)	$23,576			$1,083			$22,493	77.7	79.5	119	8
171137001368	128	Crystal Lake South High School	Public	9-12	1200 S McHenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 455-3860	1,291	75	17.2	30.6%	879 (68.1%)	37 (2.9%)	311 (24.1%)	49 (3.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	$20,217			$578			$19,639	77.4	70.7	160	32
173912003973	129	Unity High School	Public	9-12	1127 County Road 800 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 485-6230	526	36	14.5	25.5%	468 (89.0%)	13 (2.5%)	19 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$12,848			$2,737			$10,111	77.4	82.4	100	29
170993005092	130	Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	7212 N Clark St	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 761-8960	620	46	13.4	91.0%	37 (6.0%)	260 (41.9%)	245 (39.5%)	64 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$21,139			$1,826			$19,313	76.9	45	386	256

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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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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.