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)
174380004349	411	Zeigler-Royalton High School	Public	9-12	4989 State Highway 148	Zeigler	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 596-5841	130	17	7.5	62.3%	122 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$17,532			$1,235			$16,296	38.1	26.1	522	111
173690003804	412	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	205 W Hood St	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 443-4341	327	25	13	59.6%	240 (73.4%)	53 (16.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	$16,160			$865			$15,295	38	34.9	469	57
170660000348	413	Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 754-3815	60	9	6.8	48.3%	57 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$17,606			$531			$17,075	37.8	35.1	466	53
171641001960	414	Genoa-Kingston High School	Public	9-12	980 Park Ave	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 784-5111	509	36	14.2	36.0%	379 (74.5%)	12 (2.4%)	105 (20.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$15,825			$339			$15,486	37.8	65.7	196	218
172643002831	415	Momence High School	Public	9-12	101 N Franklin St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 472-6477	343	29	11.6	65.0%	184 (53.6%)	64 (18.7%)	83 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$16,916			$1,707			$15,209	37.7	42	414	1
170564000243	416	Belleville High School-West	Public	9-12	4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 222-7610	2,234	131	17	53.8%	1,019 (45.6%)	1,008 (45.1%)	112 (5.0%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	73 (3.3%)	$20,867			$1,437			$19,430	37.7	46.3	374	42
171299001547	417	East Alton-Wood River High School	Public	9-12	777 N Wood River Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-3151	537	34	15.7	62.0%	440 (81.9%)	44 (8.2%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	$18,952			$1,633			$17,320	37.6	39.4	434	17
174041004070	418	Virginia Junior/ Senior High School	Public	6-12	651 S Morgan St	Virginia	62691	Cass County	Virginia CUSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 452-3087	141	12	11.3	52.5%	128 (90.8%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$14,598			$309			$14,289	37.5	45.5	383	35
172618001816	419	Fairfield Community High School	Public	9-12	300 W King St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield Community H S District 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 847-9403	449	29	15.6	47.7%	419 (93.3%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,560			$439			$13,120	37.2	61	233	186
173162003326	420	Pinckneyville Community High School	Public	9-12	600 E Water St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 357-5013	429	29	14.7	37.3%	400 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,425			$2,278			$12,147	37.1	52	308	112

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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.