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)
170000403010	461	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School	Public	9-12	205 E Eubanks St	Norris City	62869	White County	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 378-3312	203	19	10.5	50.7%	195 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$17,821			$3,723			$14,097	31.7	52.7	297	164
172465002672	462	Marissa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 School View Dr	Marissa	62257	St. Clair County	Marissa CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 295-2393	260	22	11.9	62.7%	230 (88.5%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$17,266			$1,735			$15,531	31.7	49	347	115
173451003577	463	Guilford High School	Public	9-12	5620 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 654-4870	2,071	102	20.3	52.5%	771 (37.2%)	537 (25.9%)	530 (25.6%)	83 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	146 (7.0%)	$14,510			$1,136			$13,375	31.4	49.1	342	121
173087003219	464	Patoka Senior High School	Public	9-12	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 432-5440	71	7	9.6	42.3%	71 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,725			$441			$17,284	31.2	27.6	509	45
171588001894	464	Serena High School	Public	9-12	2283 N 3812th Rd	Serena	60549	LaSalle County	Serena CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 496-2361	163	14	11.8	33.1%	142 (87.1%)	3 (1.8%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$21,928			$1,019			$20,909	31.2	37.9	444	20
170993006439	466	Noble St Charter-Golder College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1454 W Superior St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 265-9925	645	42	15.3	88.2%	11 (1.7%)	145 (22.5%)	478 (74.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,393			$242			$19,151	30.9	16.2	591	125
170705000364	467	Bremen High School	Public	9-12	15203 Pulaski Rd	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 371-3600	1,497	85	17.5		160 (10.7%)	319 (21.3%)	963 (64.3%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.7%)	$23,800			$1,409			$22,391	30.5	25.9	525	58
173894003953	468	Thornton Fractnl So High School	Public	9-12	18500 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 585-2000	1,927	108	17.9	59.1%	139 (7.2%)	1,289 (66.9%)	449 (23.3%)	11 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.6%)	$19,938			$1,507			$18,431	30.4	36.8	453	15
170993006459	469	Noble St Charter-Muchin College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 445-4680	853	56	15.2	79.5%	7 (0.8%)	297 (34.8%)	501 (58.7%)	43 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$22,562			$240			$22,321	30.4	27.3	514	45
170861000501	470	Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	950 3rd St	Carrollton	62016	Greene County	Carrollton CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 942-6913	181	18	10	37.6%	170 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,734			$841			$12,893	30.2	36.2	461	9

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.