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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)
170993001185	61	Lincoln Park High School	Public	9-12	2001 N Orchard St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8130	2,107	137	15.4	46.1%	667 (31.7%)	447 (21.2%)	667 (31.7%)	213 (10.1%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	99 (4.7%)	$15,888			$2,052			$13,836	91.6	78.3	127	66
171683001990	62	Glenbard South High School	Public	9-12	23W200 Butterfield Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 469-6500	1,075	71	15.1	27.5%	625 (58.1%)	89 (8.3%)	163 (15.2%)	147 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.3%)	$24,797			$620			$24,177	91.1	89.4	58	4
170720000375	63	Brimfield High School	Public	9-12	323 E Clinton St	Brimfield	61517	Peoria County	Brimfield CUSD 309	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 446-3349	209	16	13	14.4%	201 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,024			$156			$13,868	90.9	86.5	76	13
172853002986	64	Niles North High School	Public	9-12	9800 Lawler Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 626-2011	2,033	164	12.3		694 (34.1%)	195 (9.6%)	362 (17.8%)	680 (33.4%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	96 (4.7%)	$33,761			$908			$32,854	90.6	85.4	80	16
170032605634	65	El Paso-Gridley High School	Public	9-12	600 N Elm St	El Paso	61738	Woodford County	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 527-4415	375	30	12.3	35.7%	335 (89.3%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$12,374			$209			$12,165	90.5	65.6	198	133
171353001639	66	Edwardsville High School	Public	9-12	6161 Center Grove Rd	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 656-7100	2,354	128	18.4	20.4%	1,826 (77.6%)	193 (8.2%)	118 (5.0%)	75 (3.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (5.7%)	$13,422			$722			$12,700	90.1	79.9	116	50
172494002701	67	Mascoutah High School	Public	9-12	1313 W Main St	Mascoutah	62258	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 566-8523	1,227	77	15.8	20.0%	879 (71.6%)	136 (11.1%)	95 (7.7%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	89 (7.3%)	$13,017			$819			$12,198	89.9	91	52	15
173876003944	68	Teutopolis High School	Public	9-12	801 W Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 857-3139	321	22	14.5	3.1%	312 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,841			$577			$10,264	89.8	78.6	123	55
170387005622	69	Lakes Community High School	Public	9-12	1600 Eagle Way	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 838-7100	1,317	90	14.6		980 (74.4%)	69 (5.2%)	178 (13.5%)	59 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.1%)	$20,966			$302			$20,664	89.7	82.9	98	29
171137001366	70	Cary-Grove Community High School	Public	9-12	2208 3 Oaks Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 639-3825	1,494	83	17.9	23.0%	1,167 (78.1%)	23 (1.5%)	257 (17.2%)	29 (1.9%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	$19,309			$339			$18,969	89.7	89.4	57	13

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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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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.