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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)
170001505226	511	Joppa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	911 Joppa North Ave	Joppa	62953	Massac County	Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 543-7589	98	7	13.2	79.6%	85 (86.7%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)	$25,690			$2,835			$22,854	24.1	45.4	384	127
171820004400	512	Hardin County High School	Public	9-12	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 287-2141	161	12	13.6	62.7%	149 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	$23,955			$4,563			$19,393	23.5	31	493	19
170138705910	513	Western High School	Public	9-12	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 335-2323	140	14	10	59.3%	134 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$14,599			$115			$14,484	23.4	70.3	161	352
170993004715	514	Phoenix Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	145 S Campbell Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7275	463	29	16.2	92.7%	12 (2.6%)	60 (13.0%)	381 (82.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$23,481			$4,535			$18,946	23.3	23.2	548	34
171125001344	515	Crete-Monee High School	Public	9-12	1515 W Exchange St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 367-8230	1,493	76	19.7	99.6%	206 (13.8%)	951 (63.7%)	267 (17.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (3.9%)	$19,968			$1,125			$18,843	23.2	26.8	516	1
172688002871	516	J Sterling Morton East High School	Public	10-12	2423 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 780-4000	3,445	169	20.3	86.1%	115 (3.3%)	63 (1.8%)	3,214 (93.3%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.3%)	$17,452			$1,229			$16,223	22.7	25.2	529	13
171371001690	517	Larkin High School	Public	9-12	1475 Larkin Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5200	2,264	130	17.4	57.2%	267 (11.8%)	219 (9.7%)	1,620 (71.6%)	37 (1.6%)	40 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (3.5%)	$17,547			$1,718			$15,829	22.7	33.7	478	39
173228003372	518	Pope County High School	Public	9-12	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 683-3071	167	13	13.3	62.3%	161 (96.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,613			$776			$12,837	22.7	37.8	446	72
172061002350	519	Joliet Central High School	Public	9-12	201 E Jefferson St	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-6740	3,377	184	18.3	74.8%	388 (11.5%)	516 (15.3%)	2,390 (70.8%)	11 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (1.8%)	$18,230			$1,376			$16,854	22.6	26.4	518	1
173499003668	520	Round Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 High School Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9300	2,258	160	14.1	82.6%	233 (10.3%)	166 (7.4%)	1,772 (78.5%)	22 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	54 (2.4%)	$18,587			$946			$17,642	22.5	24.5	535	15

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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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