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)
170142606424	661	ACE Amandla Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	6820 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	ACE Amandla Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7150	140	7	21.5	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	80 (57.1%)	56 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$23,906			$6,873			$17,033	10.9	17.5	578	83
170993006437	661	Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac	Public, Charter	6-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 358-6100	684	0		89.3%	3 (0.4%)	674 (98.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$2,128			$241			$1,887	10.9	7.9	683	22
170993006438	663	CICS - Longwood Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	1309 W 95th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 238-5330	1,249	17	73.4	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	1,230 (98.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$21,110			$240			$20,871	10.8	10.4	635	28
170993000792	663	Fenger Academy High School	Public	9-12	11220 S Wallace St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5430	282	19	15.2	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	269 (95.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$33,771			$6,849			$26,922	10.8	7.9	685	22
170993000588	665	Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	3000 S King Dr	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9000	511	37	14	88.6%	1 (0.2%)	458 (89.6%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$26,834			$4,619			$22,215	10.6	7.6	688	23
170993006400	665	Walter Henri Dyett High School for Arts	Public	9-12	555 E 51st St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1825	553	35	15.8	82.8%	2 (0.4%)	540 (97.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$23,668			$3,823			$19,844	10.6	9.4	653	12
170993006463	665	Yccs-Cca Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 762-2272	107	4	26.7	94.4%	1 (0.9%)	101 (94.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$31,989			$2,758			$29,231	10.6	10	642	23
170993006489	668	North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	313	14	22.3	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	308 (98.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,842			$1,953			$8,889	10.6	7.9	684	16
170993006441	669	Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 358-6120	360	0		91.1%	0 (0.0%)	352 (97.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$3,986			$1,737			$2,249	10.6	8	681	12
170804000409	670	Cahokia High School	Public	9-12	800 Range Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 332-3730	845	51	16.5	94.2%	28 (3.3%)	756 (89.5%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	$23,429			$9,658			$13,771	10.4	11	625	45

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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.