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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)
172018004924	471	Iroquois West High School	Public	9-12	529 E 2Nd St	Gilman	60938	Iroquois County	Iroquois West CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 265-4229	313	21	14.8	49.2%	208 (66.5%)	9 (2.9%)	83 (26.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$17,153			$2,626			$14,527	30.1	17.4	579	108
170031004970	472	West Carroll High School	Public	9-12	500 Cragmoor St	Savanna	61074	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 273-7715	286	19	14.9	56.6%	243 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$16,699			$1,384			$15,315	30	38.8	437	35
170910002875	473	Central A & M High School	Public	9-12	229 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Christian County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 768-3866	225	22	10.2	42.2%	216 (96.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,394			$565			$13,829	29.8	33.8	477	4
173594003730	474	Sesser-Valier High School	Public	9-12	4626 State Highway 154	Sesser	62884	Franklin County	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 625-5105	192	18	10.6	39.1%	180 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,131			$2,845			$12,286	29.7	48.8	349	125
172287002533	475	Leland High School	Public	9-12	370 N Main St	Leland	60531	LaSalle County	Leland CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 495-3231	68	8	8.5	41.2%	61 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$20,048			$558			$19,490	29.5	46.9	367	108
170000205087	476	Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	306 E Edgar Ave	Casey	62420	Clark County	Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 932-2175	365	26	14.1	49.6%	348 (95.3%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,390			$1,031			$12,359	29.4	78.7	122	354
171770002065	477	Greenview Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	147 E Palmer St	Greenview	62642	Menard County	Greenview CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 968-2295	107	14	7.9	34.6%	105 (98.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,125			$213			$19,912	29.2			(n/a)
170993005061	478	Chicago Academy High School	Public	9-12	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0146	566	45	12.5	79.0%	86 (15.2%)	31 (5.5%)	428 (75.6%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,814			$3,178			$15,635	29.2	33.9	475	3
170993005078	479	Rickover Naval Academy High School	Public	9-12	5700 W Berteau Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2890	461	31	14.8	69.2%	63 (13.7%)	21 (4.6%)	359 (77.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,960			$2,796			$16,164	28.9	35.5	465	14
171668001971	480	Gillespie High School	Public	9-12	612 Broadway St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 839-2114	340	26	12.9	52.9%	320 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$13,729			$1,008			$12,721	28.8	53.7	286	194

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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.