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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)
172305002542	251	Lincoln Community High School	Public	9-12	1000 Railer Way	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln CHSD 404	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-4131	786	58	13.5	50.9%	673 (85.6%)	20 (2.5%)	50 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	$17,610			$601			$17,008	56	66.4	191	60
172043002310	252	Jersey Community High School	Public	8-12	801 N State St	Jerseyville	62052	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 498-5561	1,006	58	17.2	37.9%	943 (93.7%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.6%)	$12,577			$773			$11,804	55.9	65.3	201	51
172532006833	253	McHenry Community High School	Public	9-12	1012 N Green St	Mchenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CHSD 156	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 759-5514	2,222	141	15.7	37.4%	1,578 (71.0%)	25 (1.1%)	555 (25.0%)	30 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	25 (1.1%)	$17,712			$360			$17,353	55.8	60.2	241	12
173807003900	254	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	5800 E 3000 North Rd	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Woodland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 672-2900	144	14	10.2	38.2%	131 (91.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$25,353			$1,168			$24,186	55.8	45.9	378	124
173123003280	255	Richwoods High School	Public	9-12	6301 N University St	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 693-4400	1,580	77	20.4	46.4%	591 (37.4%)	507 (32.1%)	225 (14.2%)	61 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	190 (12.0%)	$14,178			$1,698			$12,480	55.7	54.6	279	24
174047004073	256	Mount Carmel High School	Public	9-12	201 N Pear St	Mount Carmel	62863	Wabash County	Wabash CUSD 348	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 262-5104	466	31	15	41.0%	434 (93.1%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,749			$2,801			$11,947	55.6	46.3	375	119
173006003113	257	Orangeville High School	Public	9-12	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 789-4289	96	10	9.9	25.0%	88 (91.7%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$18,390			$734			$17,657	55.5	65.2	203	54
171575001885	258	Franklin Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	110 State	Franklin	62638	Morgan County	Franklin CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 675-2395	157	17	9.1	26.8%	151 (96.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$25,079			$1,340			$23,739	55.2	44.7	388	130
172457002661	259	Marengo High School	Public	9-12	110 Franks Rd	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo CHSD 154	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 568-6511	685	44	15.4	31.4%	475 (69.3%)	6 (0.9%)	183 (26.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$22,473			$1,214			$21,259	55.1	65.3	202	57
171926002213	260	Hinckley-Big Rock High School	Public	9-12	700 E Lincoln Ave	Hinckley	60520	DeKalb County	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 286-7501	207	18	11.2	27.1%	164 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$17,963			$604			$17,358	55	73	149	111

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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.