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)
170417000113	21	John Hersey High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Thomas St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-4800	2,035	124	16.4		1,392 (68.4%)	31 (1.5%)	288 (14.2%)	239 (11.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	78 (3.8%)	$23,198			$1,031			$22,167	98.7	97.7	11	10
170993001980	22	Hancock College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4034 W 56th St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2410	1,032	67	15.4	62.1%	66 (6.4%)	13 (1.3%)	930 (90.1%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.2%)	$16,062			$2,899			$13,164	98.6	93.7	38	16
172771002940	23	Naperville North High School	Public	9-12	899 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6480	2,502	189	13.2	20.9%	1,420 (56.8%)	139 (5.6%)	340 (13.6%)	456 (18.2%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	123 (4.9%)	$20,196			$285			$19,912	98.4	95.8	22	1
172190002460	24	Lake Zurich High School	Public	9-12	300 Church St	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 438-5155	1,802	125	14.3		1,399 (77.6%)	29 (1.6%)	145 (8.0%)	189 (10.5%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.5%)	$17,229			$497			$16,732	98.3	92.3	44	20
170993002031	25	Brooks College Prep Academy High School	Public	7-12	250 E 111th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9930	982	59	16.6	63.6%	14 (1.4%)	775 (78.9%)	181 (18.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$17,616			$2,637			$14,979	98.3	98	9	16
172901003043	26	Glenbrook South High School	Public	9-12	4000 W Lake Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 729-2000	3,015	229	13.1		1,666 (55.3%)	57 (1.9%)	482 (16.0%)	661 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	146 (4.8%)	$27,346			$357			$26,989	98.2	95.5	23	3
170417000114	27	Prospect High School	Public	9-12	801 W Kensington Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-5200	2,249	127	17.7		1,603 (71.3%)	45 (2.0%)	319 (14.2%)	172 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (4.5%)	$23,531			$1,031			$22,499	97.8	95.9	21	6
173717004064	28	St Charles North High School	Public	9-12	255 Red Gate Rd	Saint Charles	60175	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-4400	1,902	131	14.5		1,376 (72.3%)	49 (2.6%)	236 (12.4%)	165 (8.7%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.5%)	$19,942			$310			$19,631	97.5	91.1	51	23
171270001522	29	Dunlap High School	Public	9-12	5220 W Legion Hall Rd	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 243-7751	1,390	75	18.4	13.7%	876 (63.0%)	84 (6.0%)	58 (4.2%)	285 (20.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.2%)	$11,660			$503			$11,157	97.4	94.1	35	6
170505000188	30	Barrington High School	Public	9-12	616 W Main St	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 381-1400	2,759	168	16.3		1,540 (55.8%)	52 (1.9%)	536 (19.4%)	498 (18.1%)	12 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (4.3%)	$19,339			$372			$18,967	97.3	95.2	27	3

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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.

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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.