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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)
171200001449	391	DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	501 W Dresser Rd	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 754-2100	2,070	134	15.4	61.4%	754 (36.4%)	490 (23.7%)	676 (32.7%)	30 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	104 (5.0%)	$18,089			$911			$17,178	39.8	35.1	467	76
170369000060	392	Amboy High School	Public	9-12	11 E Hawley St	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 857-3632	236	19	12.2	44.5%	210 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,169			$1,268			$16,901	39.8	51.2	317	75
172640002824	393	Moline Senior High School	Public	9-12	3600 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1624	2,206	124	17.8	53.5%	1,011 (45.8%)	244 (11.1%)	730 (33.1%)	68 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (6.3%)	$14,679			$741			$13,938	39.7	42	412	19
173283003400	394	Prophetstown High School	Public	9-12	310 W Riverside Dr	Prophetstown	61277	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 537-5161	216	16	13.8	58.8%	194 (89.8%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$15,788			$1,286			$14,502	39.5	56.5	262	132
171350001636	395	Edwards County High School	Public	9-12	361 W Main St	Albion	62806	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 445-2325	236	21	11.4	41.1%	222 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$13,685			$1,215			$12,471	39.5	43.1	399	4
170001405224	396	Goreville High School	Public	9-12	201 S Ferne Clyffe Rd	Goreville	62939	Johnson County	Goreville CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 995-2142	176	18	9.7	43.8%	171 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,099			$261			$15,838	39.2	43.2	398	2
172055002320	397	Johnston City High School	Public	9-12	1500 Jefferson Ave	Johnston City	62951	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 983-4700	330	28	11.8	53.9%	293 (88.8%)	4 (1.2%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$14,314			$993			$13,322	39.1	49.1	343	54
173099003226	398	Seymour High School	Public	7-12	420 W Brainard St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 656-3355	229	17	13.1	48.5%	211 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$12,764			$429			$12,335	39	55.2	272	126
173987004008	399	United Township High School	Public	9-12	1275 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	United Township HSD 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 752-1633	1,859	109	17	63.7%	846 (45.5%)	376 (20.2%)	497 (26.7%)	37 (2.0%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (5.0%)	$13,422			$1,250			$12,173	38.9	43.3	396	3
173171003332	400	Pittsfield High School	Public	9-12	201 E Higbee St	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 285-6888	352	29	12.1	47.4%	336 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,548			$2,338			$12,210	38.9	48.5	355	45

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.