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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)
173123003274	631	Manual High School	Public	9-12	811 S Griswold St	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6600	656	39	16.7	86.9%	70 (10.7%)	453 (69.1%)	96 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	$19,622			$3,073			$16,550	12.5	9.1	656	25
170993001086	632	Clemente Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1147 N Western Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4000	666	58	11.5	90.1%	23 (3.5%)	227 (34.1%)	400 (60.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$21,159			$4,044			$17,115	12.5	10.9	629	3
171341001632	633	Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 623-5603	77	7	10.8	45.5%	70 (90.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	$18,247			$496			$17,750	12.5	46.5	371	262
172397002622	633	Madison Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 876-7010	159	21	7.6	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	150 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$27,742			$5,159			$22,583	12.5	16.7	585	48
170993006483	635	Acero Charter School Netwrk- Victoria	Public, Charter	9-12	5025 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5446	572	39	14.6		3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	565 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,002			$1,743			$18,259	12.5	15.6	597	38
170993005984	636	Austin College and Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	231 N Pine Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0660	214	18	11.8	85.0%	2 (0.9%)	198 (92.5%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$33,383			$5,365			$28,017	12.4	8.6	668	32
170993006476	637	North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	418	15	27.8	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	405 (96.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,461			$2,073			$8,388	12.2	8.3	677	40
170993006514	638	Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	3663 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 358-6800	419	0		96.7%	2 (0.5%)	403 (96.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$4,439			$2,142			$2,297	12.2	9	659	21
170993005794	639	Multicultural Arts High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4242	267	24	11.3	94.4%	2 (0.7%)	46 (17.2%)	218 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,147			$4,478			$20,669	12.2	15.7	596	43
170993001002	640	Morgan Park High School	Public	7-12	1744 W Pryor Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2550	1,160	72	16.2	79.1%	22 (1.9%)	1,099 (94.7%)	30 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$18,340			$3,346			$14,994	12.1	11.5	622	18

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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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Educational resources:

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

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

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.