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)
173996004015	361	Urbana High School	Public	9-12	1002 S Race St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 384-3505	1,207	97	12.4	67.4%	348 (28.8%)	449 (37.2%)	185 (15.3%)	50 (4.1%)	36 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (10.1%)	$18,909			$2,153			$16,755	44.4	47	365	4
171024001246	362	Cisne High School	Public	9-12	1456 US Highway 45	Cisne	62823	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 673-2154	107	14	7.4	49.5%	105 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,062			$664			$15,398	44.2	47.3	361	1
171608001923	363	Galesburg Senior High School	Public	7-12	1135 W Fremont St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 973-2001	1,735	76	22.9	68.8%	1,023 (59.0%)	253 (14.6%)	217 (12.5%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	228 (13.1%)	$13,789			$1,250			$12,539	44.1	38.1	443	80
174074004094	364	Warren Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	311 S Water St	Warren	61087	Jo Daviess County	Warren CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 745-2641	186	19	10	43.5%	172 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$17,612			$988			$16,624	43.8	80.1	114	250
173909003966	365	Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	1496 Illinois Route 121	Toledo	62468	Cumberland County	Cumberland CUSD 77	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 923-3133	314	24	13.1	31.8%	305 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,235			$1,723			$12,512	43.7	53.6	287	78
170933000540	366	Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 E Durfee St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 763-2711	220	18	12.1	37.3%	206 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,226			$524			$13,702	43.6	66.9	186	180
171614001939	366	Galva Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	224 Morgan Rd	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 932-2151	201	19	10.8	44.3%	181 (90.0%)	4 (2.0%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$16,333			$581			$15,753	43.6	47.7	357	9
171206001458	368	Delavan High School	Public	9-12	907 Locust St	Delavan	61734	Tazewell County	Delavan CUSD 703	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 244-8285	138	13	10.3	35.5%	131 (94.9%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,025			$753			$13,272	43.4	68.1	178	190
171503001832	369	Fenton High School	Public	9-12	1000 W Green St	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Fenton CHSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 860-6259	1,422	95	14.9	58.6%	357 (25.1%)	34 (2.4%)	963 (67.7%)	28 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.6%)	$24,961			$680			$24,281	43.4	51.4	316	53
173597003733	370	Indian Creek High School	Public	9-12	506 S Shabbona Rd	Shabbona	60550	DeKalb County	Indian Creek CUSD 425	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 824-2197	261	23	11.3	30.3%	212 (81.2%)	8 (3.1%)	32 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$16,711			$328			$16,383	43.3	57.9	254	116

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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.

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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.