Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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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)
172774002947	131	Nashville Community High School	Public	9-12	1300 S Mill St	Nashville	62263	Washington County	Nashville CHSD 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 327-8286	394	30	13.2	34.0%	344 (87.3%)	12 (3.0%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	$18,658			$848			$17,811	76.8	65.1	205	74
172934003073	132	Oakland High School	Public	9-12	310 Teeter St	Oakland	61943	Coles County	Oakland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 346-2118	65	10	6.5	15.4%	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$10,882			$32			$10,850	76.4	29.9	499	367
170840000460	133	Victor J Andrew High School	Public	9-12	9001 171st St	Orland Hills	60487	Cook County	Cons HSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 342-5800	2,230	153	14.5		1,621 (72.7%)	119 (5.3%)	336 (15.1%)	95 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	49 (2.2%)	$21,045			$784			$20,261	76.3	67.8	181	48
171605001912	134	Galena High School	Public	9-12	1206 Franklin St	Galena	61036	Jo Daviess County	Galena Unified School District 120	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 777-0917	240	22	10.8	32.5%	188 (78.3%)	3 (1.3%)	44 (18.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,330			$1,291			$21,039	76.3	92.2	46	88
173105003229	135	Pecatonica High School	Public	9-12	1300 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 239-2611	318	22	14.4	28.6%	285 (89.6%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$14,826			$372			$14,453	76.2	89.1	60	75
170546000225	136	Beecher City Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	438 E State Highway 33	Beecher City	62414	Effingham County	Beecher City CUSD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 487-5100	170	15	11	43.5%	157 (92.4%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$13,646			$731			$12,915	76.2	80.6	112	24
171683001989	137	Glenbard North High School	Public	9-12	990 Kuhn Rd	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 653-7000	2,143	139	15.4	44.8%	698 (32.6%)	136 (6.3%)	789 (36.8%)	447 (20.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	69 (3.2%)	$21,308			$788			$20,520	76.2	65.8	193	56
173393003484	138	Riverdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	9622 256th St N	Port Byron	61275	Rock Island County	Riverdale CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 523-3181	308	25	12.1	15.9%	269 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$14,245			$142			$14,103	75.1	71.7	154	16
171053001271	139	Coal City High School	Public	9-12	655 W Division St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 634-2396	638	40	15.8	30.1%	563 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$16,763			$643			$16,120	75.1	41.9	417	278
173192003349	140	Pleasant Plains High School	Public	9-12	500 N Cartwright St	Pleasant Plains	62677	Sangamon County	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 626-1044	421	33	12.8		384 (91.2%)	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,849			$33			$13,816	74.9	67	185	45

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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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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.