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)
170993006083	231	Westinghouse High School	Public	9-12	3223 W Franklin Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6400	1,199	80	14.9	77.3%	29 (2.4%)	553 (46.1%)	502 (41.9%)	85 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.8%)	$17,528			$2,920			$14,608	58.7	52.5	301	70
170417000111	232	Elk Grove High School	Public	9-12	500 W Elk Grove Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-4400	2,000	117	17		747 (37.4%)	48 (2.4%)	986 (49.3%)	167 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (2.4%)	$25,314			$1,095			$24,219	58.7	56.4	263	31
170993000925	233	Kenwood Academy High School	Public	7-12	5015 S Blackstone Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1350	2,338	122	19.1	59.1%	114 (4.9%)	2,018 (86.3%)	109 (4.7%)	35 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (2.4%)	$15,393			$2,431			$12,962	58.5	64.5	210	23
172274002520	234	East Leyden High School	Public	9-12	3400 Rose St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 451-3023	1,807	120	15	54.1%	670 (37.1%)	26 (1.4%)	1,017 (56.3%)	62 (3.4%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.1%)	$24,241			$929			$23,312	58.5	47.2	363	129
170032405625	235	Sangamon Valley High School	Public	9-12	398 N Illinois St	Niantic	62551	Macon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 668-2392	180	17	10.3	52.8%	166 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$15,001			$1,251			$13,751	58.4	43.5	394	159
170140006135	236	Southland College Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4601 Sauk Trl	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Southland College Prep Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 748-0100	577	49	11.7	50.3%	7 (1.2%)	516 (89.4%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$25,007			$1,470			$23,537	58.3	56.5	261	25
170582000263	237	Bement High School	Public	9-12	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 678-4200	81	9	9	42.0%	71 (87.7%)	2 (2.5%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	$18,069			$695			$17,374	58.2	51.9	309	72
170960000567	238	Charleston High School	Public	9-12	1615 Lincoln Ave	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 639-5000	766	49	15.7	46.7%	626 (81.7%)	46 (6.0%)	35 (4.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.0%)	$17,686			$3,710			$13,976	58.2	42.1	411	173
173048003170	239	Palestine High School	Public	9-12	102 N Main St	Palestine	62451	Crawford County	Palestine CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 586-2712	99	8	12	44.4%	97 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,893			$154			$15,739	57.8	47.1	364	125
173661003771	240	Southeastern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	90 W Green St	Augusta	62311	Hancock County	Southeastern CUSD 337	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 392-2125	203	12	16.4	64.5%	196 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,662			$990			$14,672	57.8	24.4	537	297

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.