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)
174396205578	431	Midwest Central High School	Public	9-12	910 S Washington St	Manito	61546	Mason County	Midwest Central CUSD 191	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 968-6766	244	23	10.8	48.0%	230 (94.3%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,787			$560			$15,227	35.5	44.2	391	40
173410003498	432	Riverton High School	Public	9-12	841 N 3rd St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 629-6003	377	25	15.3	45.6%	346 (91.8%)	13 (3.4%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,293			$334			$11,959	35.4	50.2	324	108
170795000401	433	Bushnell-Prairie City High School	Public	9-12	845 Walnut St	Bushnell	61422	McDonough County	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 772-2113	175	23	7.7	49.1%	155 (88.6%)	6 (3.4%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$18,752			$1,446			$17,306	35.2	16.3	590	157
170009205255	434	Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	Public	9-12	500 W Mulberry St	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 662-6716	240	21	11.3	68.8%	210 (87.5%)	7 (2.9%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$17,759			$1,252			$16,507	35.1	19	571	137
171140001370	435	Cuba Senior High School	Public	9-12	20325 N State Route 97	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 785-7122	123	13	9.8	34.1%	116 (94.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,861			$1,873			$18,987	35	73.6	148	287
170139005987	436	Flanagan-Cornell High School	Public	9-12	202 E Falcon Hwy	Flanagan	61740	Livingston County	Flanagan-Cornell District 74	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 796-2291	109	14	8	40.4%	101 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$18,806			$27			$18,779	34.9	17	583	147
171044001260	437	Clinton High School	Public	9-12	1200 State Route 54 W	Clinton	61727	De Witt County	Clinton CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 935-8337	507	39	12.9	52.9%	436 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	$19,134			$2,370			$16,764	34.7	35.7	464	27
170993006513	438	Noble St Charter - Mansueto	Public, Charter	9-12	2911 W 47Th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 349-8200	1,071	63	17	90.6%	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1,048 (97.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,042			$240			$1,802	34.3	30.6	495	57
170981000579	439	Chester High School	Public	9-12	1901 Swanwick St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 826-2302	331	23	14.6	39.9%	295 (89.1%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,709			$00			$13,709	34.2	42.6	404	35
170032105608	440	United High School	Public	9-12	1905 100th St	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 734-9411	270	22	12.4	44.4%	239 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,598			$1,120			$15,477	34.2	63.1	223	217

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.