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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)
171881002161	161	Herrin High School	Public	9-12	700 N 10th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 942-6606	686	48	14.1	52.2%	586 (85.4%)	32 (4.7%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$13,289			$572			$12,717	71	49.4	338	177
172569002781	162	Stillman Valley High School	Public	9-12	425 S Pine St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 645-2230	500	33	15.3	25.6%	406 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (13.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$16,296			$474			$15,822	69.9	73.7	147	15
170840000458	163	Amos Alonzo Stagg High School	Public	9-12	8015 W 111th St	Palos Hills	60465	Cook County	Cons HSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 974-7400	2,538	177	14.3		1,815 (71.5%)	91 (3.6%)	479 (18.9%)	95 (3.7%)	12 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	37 (1.5%)	$20,781			$1,008			$19,773	69.4	78.1	128	35
172475002684	164	Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	Public	9-12	610 W Washington St	Maroa	61756	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 794-3463	338	23	15	24.0%	274 (81.1%)	23 (6.8%)	6 (1.8%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,188			$236			$10,952	69.3	81.5	106	58
171683001988	165	Glenbard East High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 627-9250	2,275	138	16.4	45.6%	867 (38.1%)	196 (8.6%)	868 (38.2%)	275 (12.1%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	62 (2.7%)	$21,940			$795			$21,145	69.3	65.4	199	34
173309003435	166	Ramsey High School	Public	6-12	702 W 6th St	Ramsey	62080	Fayette County	Ramsey CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 423-2333	206	17	12.1	60.2%	197 (95.6%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,349			$2,233			$12,116	69.2	50.4	322	156
171394001738	167	Willowbrook High School	Public	9-12	1250 S Ardmore Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	DuPage HSD 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 530-3439	1,992	120	16.6	36.2%	897 (45.0%)	170 (8.5%)	664 (33.3%)	173 (8.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.1%)	$21,519			$605			$20,914	69.2	69.6	170	3
171884002170	168	Herscher High School	Public	9-12	501 N Main St	Herscher	60941	Kankakee County	Herscher CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 426-2103	502	31	16.4	22.7%	470 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$17,190			$448			$16,742	69.1	64.7	208	40
170017602389	169	Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	633 County Highway 22	Cowden	62422	Shelby County	Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 783-2125	165	19	8.6	68.5%	160 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,416			$2,619			$12,797	69	16.1	592	423
171996002250	170	Illini Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd	Glasford	61533	Peoria County	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 389-2231	267	23	11.7	23.6%	240 (89.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$16,427			$261			$16,166	68.7	86.7	75	95

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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.
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