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)
173735003870	81	Triad High School	Public	9-12	703 E US Highway 40	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 667-5409	1,188	76	15.7	17.0%	1,073 (90.3%)	22 (1.9%)	42 (3.5%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.3%)	$12,299			$613			$11,686	86.8	87.6	69	12
173939003985	82	Tremont High School	Public	9-12	400 W Pearl St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 925-2051	287	25	11.6	17.8%	255 (88.9%)	4 (1.4%)	20 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,274			$773			$13,501	86.5	46.9	366	284
174218004222	83	Wheaton Warrenville South High School	Public	9-12	1920 S Wiesbrook Rd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 784-7200	1,875	124	15.1	29.9%	1,162 (62.0%)	105 (5.6%)	389 (20.7%)	120 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (5.2%)	$16,901			$405			$16,496	86	88.5	67	16
170822000431	84	Central High School	Public	9-12	2110 Highway 94 N	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 593-7731	233	20	11.7	36.9%	222 (95.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,662			$3,124			$13,538	85.8	85.6	78	6
174175004182	85	Okawville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 243-5201	230	19	12	24.8%	219 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,370			$1,040			$12,330	85.4	66.4	190	105
170004100254	86	GCMS High School	Public	9-12	815 N Church St	Gibson City	60936	Ford County	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 784-4292	271	23	11.9	36.2%	242 (89.3%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$16,934			$832			$16,102	85.4	69.1	171	85
171983002247	87	Huntley High School	Public	9-12	13719 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 659-6600	2,856	182	15.7	17.2%	2,070 (72.5%)	79 (2.8%)	351 (12.3%)	199 (7.0%)	19 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (4.3%)	$14,935			$300			$14,635	85.4	87.7	68	19
171755005623	88	Grayslake North High School	Public	9-12	1925 N IL Route 83	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 986-3100	1,206	101	11.9		591 (49.0%)	78 (6.5%)	427 (35.4%)	54 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	$25,828			$324			$25,504	85.1	79.8	117	29
172577002784	89	Metamora High School	Public	9-12	101 W Madison St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	County of Woodford School	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 367-4151	919	61	15.1	21.8%	821 (89.3%)	11 (1.2%)	38 (4.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$15,356			$495			$14,861	85	88.8	63	26
170993000587	90	Amundsen High School	Public	9-12	5110 N Damen Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2320	1,585	100	15.8	40.5%	657 (41.5%)	118 (7.4%)	625 (39.4%)	103 (6.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	73 (4.6%)	$16,988			$2,272			$14,716	84.7	65.4	200	110

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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.