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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)
170993006055	381	Air Force Academy High School	Public	9-12	3630 S Wells St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1590	144	20	7.3	79.9%	7 (4.9%)	78 (54.2%)	57 (39.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,363			$9,248			$38,115	41.4	24.6	533	152
171082001320	382	Westville High School	Public	9-12	918 N State St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 267-2183	350	22	15.9	55.1%	315 (90.0%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$15,678			$1,293			$14,385	41.2	34.1	474	92
174158004168	383	Frankfort Community High School	Public	9-12	601 E Main St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 932-3126	434	38	11.4	51.8%	407 (93.8%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,254			$1,906			$17,348	41.2	34.9	470	87
170648000318	384	Bloomington High School	Public	9-12	1202 E Locust St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 828-5201	1,503	102	14.7	56.2%	698 (46.4%)	356 (23.7%)	258 (17.2%)	29 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (10.5%)	$17,149			$814			$16,335	41.2	46.6	370	14
170579005909	385	Belvidere North High School	Public	9-12	9393 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 544-2636	1,472	101	14.6	40.1%	879 (59.7%)	45 (3.1%)	475 (32.3%)	19 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	$14,010			$11,582			$2,428	41	60.2	240	145
170993006500	386	CICS - Northtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 W Peterson Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 478-3655	891	59	15.1	76.2%	141 (15.8%)	61 (6.8%)	547 (61.4%)	125 (14.0%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	$21,829			$241			$21,588	41	21.6	556	170
170471000174	387	West Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1201 W New York St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5600	3,818	246	15.5	41.4%	842 (22.1%)	388 (10.2%)	2,385 (62.5%)	91 (2.4%)	9 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (2.6%)	$15,872			$1,389			$14,483	40.7	47.5	359	28
173438003525	388	Rock Falls Township High School	Public	9-12	101 12th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Township HSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-3886	566	41	13.8	57.8%	392 (69.3%)	16 (2.8%)	128 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$19,508			$1,415			$18,093	40.5	56.2	265	123
172213005283	389	Red Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	908 Church St	Bridgeport	62417	Lawrence County	Red Hill CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 945-2521	366	30	12.2	47.5%	361 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,104			$919			$11,185	40.5	42.7	403	14
171323001567	390	East Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Washington St	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria CHSD 309	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 694-8300	947	60	15.7	55.3%	783 (82.7%)	19 (2.0%)	66 (7.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.6%)	$16,329			$938			$15,391	40	33.5	480	90

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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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