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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)
172139002407	321	Knoxville Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 E Main St	Knoxville	61448	Knox County	Knoxville CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 289-2324	314	23	13.7	42.7%	290 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$15,543			$670			$14,874	48.8	51.6	314	7
170138405922	322	Illini West High School	Public	9-12	600 Miller St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Illini West H S District 307	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 357-9607	342	25	13.7	44.2%	309 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,334			$2,732			$11,602	48.5	50.5	321	1
171386001732	323	Elverado High School	Public	9-12	514 S 6th St	Elkville	62932	Jackson County	Elverado CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 568-1104	112	12	9.3	56.3%	101 (90.2%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$17,308			$2,106			$15,203	48.4	52.7	298	25
170993006470	324	Noble St Charter-Noble Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1010 N Noble St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 862-1449	665	49	13.5	79.1%	9 (1.4%)	102 (15.3%)	532 (80.0%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$23,468			$2,502			$20,966	48.1	32	488	164
171818002089	325	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	101 Calhoun Ave	Hardin	62047	Calhoun County	Calhoun CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 576-2229	160	13	12.3	40.0%	153 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,115			$1,137			$12,978	48	54.1	285	40
172295002535	326	Limestone Community High School	Public	9-12	4201 Airport Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Limestone CHSD 310	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-6271	924	66	14	48.4%	671 (72.6%)	106 (11.5%)	64 (6.9%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	$17,974			$940			$17,034	47.9	46.5	372	46
173129003303	327	Peotone High School	Public	9-12	605 W North St	Peotone	60468	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 258-3236	450	36	12.6	18.7%	367 (81.6%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$17,521			$417			$17,103	47.6	41.2	422	95
173759003877	328	Staunton High School	Public	9-12	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 635-3838	411	27	15.4	37.0%	378 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,131			$1,483			$9,649	47.5	69.6	169	159
170930000538	329	Centralia High School	Public	9-12	2100 E Calumet St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia HSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 532-7391	863	68	12.7	67.0%	617 (71.5%)	85 (9.8%)	51 (5.9%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (11.5%)	$19,263			$1,345			$17,918	47.4	32.7	484	155
173177003342	330	Plano High School	Public	9-12	704 W Abe St	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 552-3178	791	53	14.9	56.4%	241 (30.5%)	79 (10.0%)	428 (54.1%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$15,341			$158			$15,183	47.1	28.9	506	176

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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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